Senior Spacecraft Harness Design Lead

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin in Washington state seeks an experienced Harness Design Engineer to lead electrical and mechanical harness design for a Mk1 vehicle module. You will develop wiring interconnect diagrams (WID), harness assembly drawings, and harness installation drawings to enable safe, repeatable spaceflight.

The role requires 10+ years in aerospace harness design, strong CAD tool proficiency (Creo, Zuken, Windchill) and knowledge of IPC/WHMA-A-620A, NASA-STD-8739.4.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, or related technical field.
• 10+ years designing Wire Harnesses for the Aerospace industry.
• Familiarity with Creo, Zuken or Windchill or experience with other high-end CAD routing software.
• Understanding and application of wire derating analysis.
• Working knowledge of IPC/WHMA-A-620A, NASA-STD-8739.4, SAE AS50881.

Responsibilities

• Design of electrical harnesses for power distribution, RF, communication and high-speed data signal
• Select harness components and hardware, connectors, backshells, cable and wire
• Create Wiring diagrams utilizing Zuken E3
• Create 3D routed harness data files utilizing Creo Cabling
• Create harness detail and installation drawings including 2D flat harness drawings from the 3D harness data sets
• Design and integration of harness support brackets
• Support design configuration development and trade studies
• Provide technical guidance for hardware installation
• Support the assembly and testing of cables and harnesses
• Report on activity schedule and technical status
• Identify opportunities for technical improvements
• Informally mentor and train less experienced harness engineers

Skills

Wire harness design

3D CAD

Harness design standards

Education

B.S. in Aerospace or related technical field

Tools

Creo

Zuken

Windchill

Job description

Blue Origin in Washington state seeks an experienced Harness Design Engineer to lead electrical and mechanical harness design for a Mk1 vehicle module. You will develop wiring interconnect diagrams (WID), harness assembly drawings, and harness installation drawings to enable safe, repeatable spaceflight.

The role requires 10+ years in aerospace harness design, strong CAD tool proficiency (Creo, Zuken, Windchill) and knowledge of IPC/WHMA-A-620A, NASA-STD-8739.4.