Spacecraft Harness Design Engineer

Apex Technology, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare

PTO

401(k)

Parental leave

Lunch provided

Playa Vista office

Impactful work

Job summary

Apex Technology, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Avionics Harness Design Engineer to design, analyze, and verify electrical harnesses for spacecraft, satellites and rovers.

You will collaborate with systems, mechanical and manufacturing teams to meet spaceflight requirements and harsh-space environments. The role requires hands-on development of wiring diagrams, wiring routing, and connector selection, with emphasis on EMI/EMC compliance and NASA/ESA standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years’ experience in electrical harness design for aerospace/space systems.
• Strong grounding, shielding, power distribution and signal integrity understanding.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed electrical harness designs with wiring diagrams and 3D routing models.
• Select connectors, backshells, wires and shielding for space environments.
• Ensure EMI/EMC compliance and spaceflight standards (NASA/ESA).
• Perform voltage drop, current derating, and thermal analyses for harnesses.
• Create BOMs, ICDs and manufacturing drawings and support testing and integration.

Skills

Electrical design

Harness design

Schematic interpretation

Problem solving

EMI/EMC knowledge

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Electrical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Altium

Rapid Harness

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Apex Technology, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Avionics Harness Design Engineer to design, analyze, and verify electrical harnesses for spacecraft, satellites and rovers.

You will collaborate with systems, mechanical and manufacturing teams to meet spaceflight requirements and harsh-space environments. The role requires hands-on development of wiring diagrams, wiring routing, and connector selection, with emphasis on EMI/EMC compliance and NASA/ESA standards.