Wire Harness Design Engineer

Role Overview

• Execute wire harness design tasks through the full product development lifecycle: requirements definition, design, routing, documentation, and production release.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (mechanical, thermal, systems, manufacturing) to ensure proper system-level integration of wiring and interconnects.
• Support program schedules and milestones by delivering accurate, timely harness design outputs.
• Interface with suppliers and manufacturing partners on connector systems, wire, shielding, and harness fabrication details.
• Design electrical wire harnesses and interconnect systems for aerospace and defense products.
• Create and maintain 2D schematics, wiring diagrams, and 3D harness layouts using SolidWorks Electrical and associated MCAD tools.
• Perform component selection for connectors, contacts, backshells, wire types, shielding, and protective materials.
• Develop manufacturing deliverables including BOMs, wire run lists, flattened harness drawings, and installation documentation.
• Apply EMI/EMC mitigation techniques, grounding, bonding, and shielding best practices.
• Ensure harness designs meet routing, bend radius, clearance, thermal, and serviceability requirements.
• Optimize designs for size, weight, reliability, and manufacturability (SWaP considerations).
• Generate and maintain technical documentation including schematics, wiring diagrams, interface control documents, and drawing packages.
• Support requirements development, tracking, and traceability for wiring and interconnect systems.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable aerospace and defense standards such as AS50881, IPC/WHMA-A-620, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-704, and DO-160.
• Participate in design reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR) and support configuration control and change management.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen
• Technical degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Electronics Technology, or a related technical discipline with 10+ years of experience in wire harness or electrical interconnect design OR Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a related field with 3–6 years of experience in wire harness or electrical interconnect design.
• Strong understanding of wire sizing, insulation systems, connector systems, shielding, grounding, and bonding techniques.
• Experience producing manufacturing-ready harness documentation including drawings, BOMs, wire run lists, and installation details.
• Demonstrated experience designing for manufacturability (DFM), including ease of assembly, installation access, serviceability, repeatability, and reduction of build errors.
• Familiarity with aerospace or other high-reliability product development environments.
• Proficiency with engineering documentation tools and Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Tech Stack

• Assembly

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities