Senior Harness Design Lead Engineer

Role Overview

• Lead and mentor a team of 6-8 harness design engineers
• Facilitate daily standups and weekly design reviews
• Assign and prioritize work packages across the team
• Track schedule milestones and report progress
• Conduct technical interviews for harness design candidates
• Establish team processes and design review gate
• Define the harness architecture for the TeraWave satellite constellation
• Establish harness design standards and naming conventions
• Own the harness-level Interface Control Documents (ICDs) with all subsystem teams
• Drive harness design-for-manufacturability decisions at the architecture level
• Lead harness mass budget allocation and tracking
• Serve as the primary technical interface between the harness team and all subsystem leads (EPS, C&DH, GNC, propulsion, solar array, RF payload, optical payload, thermal)
• Coordinate with Systems Engineering on harness-related requirements and verification
• Represent the harness team in program-level design reviews
• Develop and maintain harness Bundle Interconnect Diagrams (BIDs) and Wire Interconnect Diagrams (WIDs) for all spacecraft subsystems
• Create detailed harness assembly drawings, installation drawings, and connector pin assignment documentation
• Perform harness analysis including voltage drop calculations, current derating analysis, and mass estimation
• Conduct 3D harness routing and clearance verification using spacecraft CAD models
• Define harness segregation requirements for power, signal, and RF interfaces to ensure EMI/EMC compliance
• Specify connector types, wire gauges, shielding requirements, and termination methods for all harness branches
• Support harness design reviews and coordinate resolution of design issues with cross-functional teams
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering to ensure harness designs are optimized for production
• Support harness fabrication shops during build activities including first article reviews and nonconformance disposition
• Participate in spacecraft integration and test activities to verify harness installation and functionality
• Develop harness installation procedures and work instructions for integration teams
• Support troubleshooting of harness-related issues during spacecraft assembly and test

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in spacecraft, satellite, or automotive harness design, cable routing, or electrical integration
• 3+ years of experience leading or managing a harness design team
• Demonstrated experience defining harness architecture for complex spacecraft or satellite programs
• Extensive experience producing and reviewing harness assembly drawings, BIDs, WIDs, and connector pin assignments
• Proficiency with electrical harness CAD tools (Creo Cabling / Routed Systems, Zuken, Capital Harness, or equivalent)
• Deep knowledge of harness fabrication standards
• Strong understanding of EMI/EMC principles as applied to harness segregation, shielding, and grounding
• Expert knowledge of connector systems used in space applications (Micro-D, Nano-D, D-sub, circular MIL-DTL-38999, MIL-DTL-83513, etc.)
• Proven ability to coordinate across multiple engineering disciplines and manage competing priorities
• Experience with harness design-for-manufacturability in production environments

Tech Stack

• Assembly

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
• Up to 14 company-paid holidays