Spacecraft Wiring Harness Engineer — End-to-End Lead (Equity)

Cowboy Space Corporation; San Carlos (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

Lunch in office

Job summary

Cowboy Space Corporation in San Carlos, CA is seeking a Wiring Harness Engineer to design and integrate robust electrical harnessing systems for our spacecraft platforms. You will own end-to-end cable harness architecture, design, routing, and manufacturing processes across flight and ground systems, ensuring robustness against launch vibrations and thermal vacuum.

You will collaborate with avionics, mechanical, and optical teams to route power, high-speed data, and optical signals in tight

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Aerospace Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience designing and routing complex wire harness assemblies for aerospace/defense/high-reliability hardware.
• Experience with 3D CAD and harness routing modules.
• Hands-on experience building, prototyping, and troubleshooting wire harnesses.

Responsibilities

• Own technical roadmap and architecture for electrical and optical harnessing across all spacecraft platforms.
• Create detailed harness schematics, routing diagrams, 3D CAD models, and manufacturing drawings.
• Design robust cable harness assemblies which meet mass, volume, and thermal constraints.
• Select space-rated connectors, wire types, shielding materials, and other harness components.
• Define comprehensive electrical harness testing protocols and lead their execution to validate flight readiness and system reliability.
• Lead prototype assembly, environmental testing and qualification of harness hardware.
• Collaborate with mechanical and optical teams to ensure proper clearance, strain relief, and mechanical interface compatibility.
• Support integration and test campaigns on the manufacturing floor and during final spacecraft assembly.

Skills

Wire harness design

3D CAD modeling

Electrical/mechanical integration

Prototype & test

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

NX

CATIA

SolidWorks

Altium Designer

Job description

Cowboy Space Corporation in San Carlos, CA is seeking a Wiring Harness Engineer to design and integrate robust electrical harnessing systems for our spacecraft platforms. You will own end-to-end cable harness architecture, design, routing, and manufacturing processes across flight and ground systems, ensuring robustness against launch vibrations and thermal vacuum.

You will collaborate with avionics, mechanical, and optical teams to route power, high-speed data, and optical signals in tight