Space EWIS Engineer II - Harnessing Innovation

firefly; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace in Austin, TX seeks an Electrical Engineer to develop and integrate EWIS for launch vehicles and spacecraft. You will work in small, collaborative teams through design, manufacturing, and test, taking ownership of projects and coordinating with engineering disciplines.

The role emphasizes applying industry standards, selecting connectors and harness components, generating schematics and 3D routing, and supporting flight readiness through reviews and documentation.

Qualifications

• BS in electrical engineering with 1–3 years of related experience.
• Familiar with test equipment to verify harness design.
• Knowledge of harness design, fabrication, and installation standards such as IPC/WHMA-A-620, NASA-STD-8739.4, and MSFC-SPEC-494.
• Experience with selection of connectors, backshells, wires, and other harness components.
• Understanding of electrical grounding requirements and system-level grounding via wire harness design.
• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work well in a team, be proactive, and execute with minimal guidance.
• Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple concurrent tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate electrical wiring interconnect system (EWIS) designs on launch vehicles and spacecraft.
• Understand and implement industry guidelines and requirements for development and design of wire harnesses.
• Generate schematics, wire diagrams, harness 3D CAD routing, 2D assembly drawings, technical documentation, and reports to support flight, qualification, and test lab harness assemblies.
• Coordinate requirements and interfaces between engineering disciplines, production, and integration.
• Make development decisions based on technical merit, risk, cost, schedule, and/or quality assurance.
• Support design reviews by presenting design, analysis, and test results, showing component design and manufacturing is meeting requirements for flight.
• Partner with engineering and production teams to generate ideas, creative designs, and continuous improvements.
• Tailor aerospace harnessing standards and guidelines to create internal design standards and requirements for cable assemblies, shielding, integration, and vehicle level implementation.

Skills

Electrical engineering basics

Test equipment usage

Team collaboration

Detail-oriented

Documentation & reporting

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Siemens NX

Capital

Teamcenter

Job description

Firefly Aerospace in Austin, TX seeks an Electrical Engineer to develop and integrate EWIS for launch vehicles and spacecraft. You will work in small, collaborative teams through design, manufacturing, and test, taking ownership of projects and coordinating with engineering disciplines.

The role emphasizes applying industry standards, selecting connectors and harness components, generating schematics and 3D routing, and supporting flight readiness through reviews and documentation.