Senior Space Wire Harness Design Engineer

Roman Health Pharmacy LLC; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 158,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health, dental, vision

HSA/FSA

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Wire Harness Design Engineer to design power, digital, analog, and RF interconnects for space and airborne systems. You will own wire harness designs, create schematics, routing, connector selection, and harness drawings, working closely with electrical and mechanical engineers and technicians.

The role covers the full design process from specifications to integration and test, with design reviews and recommendations to improve reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university.
• 8 years of relevant industry or university research experience.
• Proficiency in harness design tools such as Capital Essentials or Zuken E3.
• Solid understanding of electrical/mechanical engineering principles, wire routing, controlled impedance, cable shielding, and EMC considerations.

Responsibilities

• Impact the design and development of high-complexity wire harnesses across space and airborne systems and associated GSE.
• Influence requirements and workmanship standards for harness design.
• Cultivate preferred parts listing based on component reliability, availability, and manufacturability.
• Converge on definition of design for EMI / EMC compliance, radiation tolerance and space charging environments.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure harness designs align with system-level requirements for performance, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Support integration, testing, and troubleshooting of harness systems at the box, subsystem, and platform levels.
• Influence design standards and contribute to process improvements to advance the maturity of the wire harness discipline.
• Work directly with suppliers and contract manufacturers to manage supply chain, build quality and schedule outcomes.

Skills

Harness design

EMC/EMI considerations

Wire routing

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Capital Essentials

Zuken E3

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Wire Harness Design Engineer to design power, digital, analog, and RF interconnects for space and airborne systems. You will own wire harness designs, create schematics, routing, connector selection, and harness drawings, working closely with electrical and mechanical engineers and technicians.

The role covers the full design process from specifications to integration and test, with design reviews and recommendations to improve reliability.