Senior Spacecraft Electrical Harness Engineer

Rocketlab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted employee stock purchase

Onsite gym

Food and drinks

Other discounts

Job summary

Rocket Lab's Space Systems team in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior Harness Design Engineer I to design, develop and integrate electrical harnesses for our spacecraft, defining interfaces, selecting components, and generating design documentation.

You will collaborate with systems, mechanical, and AIT teams, create wiring diagrams, BOMs, and oversee fabrication drawings using Capital Essentials, NX and Teamcenter, ensuring compliance with space-grade standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering; or other engineering degree.
• 5+ years of electrical engineering or avionics experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical harness systems for spacecraft, including connector and backshell selection, wire selection, shielding, and routing.
• Generate wiring diagrams, pinout tables, and interface definitions for harness systems based on spacecraft interconnect diagrams.
• Collaborate with systems engineering to interpret system architecture and define electrical interfaces.
• Create and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs) for harness systems in the PLM tool.
• Develop and maintain fabrication drawings and documentation for harness systems using Capital Essentials, NX, and Teamcenter.
• Support harness fabrication processes, ensuring compliance with space-grade standards and industry best practices.
• Define and verify harness acceptance criteria, including electrical testing and inspection.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure proper integration of harnesses into spacecraft.
• Perform electrical design and analysis to meet performance, reliability, and manufacturability requirements.
• Support electrical system schematics and harness design documentation.
• Participate in design reviews and provide technical input on harness designs.
• Troubleshoot and resolve electrical issues related to harness systems during fabrication, integration, and testing.

Skills

Electrical design

Troubleshooting

System interfaces

Education

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering

Tools

Capital Essentials

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Rocket Lab's Space Systems team in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior Harness Design Engineer I to design, develop and integrate electrical harnesses for our spacecraft, defining interfaces, selecting components, and generating design documentation.

You will collaborate with systems, mechanical, and AIT teams, create wiring diagrams, BOMs, and oversee fabrication drawings using Capital Essentials, NX and Teamcenter, ensuring compliance with space-grade standards.