Vehicle Electrical Harness & Integration Engineer

Powerus; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Powerus in Charlotte, NC is seeking an Electrical Integration Engineer to define and document the vehicle-level electrical design for unmanned aircraft platforms. You will work with hardware, mechanical, propulsion, and manufacturing engineers, spending time on the aircraft with a meter in hand during integration.

The role emphasizes harness design, grounding, shielding, load budgets, and on-site problem solving to ensure the system functions across flight phases. U.S.

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with vehicle/aircraft/robotics electrical installations.
• Ability to read wiring diagrams and pinouts and keep docs updated.
• Hands-on troubleshooting with live hardware using multimeters and scopes.

Responsibilities

• Design vehicle wire harnesses - conductor and gauge selection, shielding, overbraid, strain relief, service loops, and routing that survives vibration, flex, and maintenance access
• Select connectors and backshells against environment, current, mating cycles, sealing, keying, and mass, and standardize the connector set across platforms where it makes sense
• Define grounding, bonding, and shield termination schemes for the vehicle, and hold the discipline that keeps sensitive signals clean next to motors and radios
• Build and maintain electrical load and power distribution budgets, covering steady state, peak, and fault conditions across flight phases
• Own harness documentation - wiring diagrams, from-to lists, connector pinouts, interface control documents, and harness assembly drawings
• Support harness build and installation with manufacturing and technicians, including build aids, first-article review, and workmanship feedback
• Lead electrical integration and troubleshooting on the aircraft: continuity and insulation checks, power-on sequencing, intermittent fault isolation, and closing findings with the responsible design team
• Drive electrical configuration control across vehicle variants and revisions, so what is documented matches what is installed
• Support environmental, ground, and flight test by instrumenting installations and investigating anomalies that cross the harness boundary

Skills

Wiring diagrams

Grounding & bonding

Troubleshooting

Oscilloscope use

Multimeter use

Pinouts & interface docs

On-site installation

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

CAD software

Harness tooling

Job description

Powerus in Charlotte, NC is seeking an Electrical Integration Engineer to define and document the vehicle-level electrical design for unmanned aircraft platforms. You will work with hardware, mechanical, propulsion, and manufacturing engineers, spending time on the aircraft with a meter in hand during integration.

The role emphasizes harness design, grounding, shielding, load budgets, and on-site problem solving to ensure the system functions across flight phases. U.S.