Electrical Harness Design Engineer
$98,000–$171,000 year
On-site · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$98,000–$171,000 yearMid LevelBachelors DegreeDefense TechnologyUnknown
Type
Full Time
Level
Mid Level
Education
Bachelors Degree
Company size
Unknown
Industry
Defense Technology
Job Summary
Electrical Harness Design Engineer responsible for designing, fabricating and integrating harness systems; develop harness diagrams and assembly instructions; collaborate with mechanical, software, and product teams; work on rugged, military/aerospace harness projects; apply CAN, Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553, EMI/EMC, 3D harness routing (NX/Capital CATIA/CREO); ensure SWaP considerations and readiness for US security clearance.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
- 3+ years hands-on experience designing electrical harnessing for rugged commercial, industrial, aerospace, or military applications
- Experience working directly with harness manufacturers to deliver high quality, high reliability products
- Own end-to-end of the electrical wiring and interconnect system, including power distribution, grounding, shielding, and signal integrity.
- Ensure the design meets system-level electrical requirements for voltage, current, bandwidth, redundancy, EMI/EMC.
- Perform electrical trade studies for wire gauge, shielding, connector selection, and topology.
- Analyze and mitigate electrical risks such as voltage drop, crosstalk, EMI susceptibility, and thermal effects.
- Familiarity with common electrical bus interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, RS422, RS232, 1553)
- Familiar with existing applicable harness standards as well as MIL-STD requirements
- Able to apply knowledge of SWaP for power, network and communications systems and designs
- Experience reading wire block interconnect diagrams and wire diagrams
- Exceptional organization and communication skills (both written and oral)
- Must be eligible to receive a US Security Clearance
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