Senior Wire Design and Install Engineer
$176,800–$239,200 year
On-siteEl Segundo, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead the design and qualification of wire harnesses for spaceflight applications, ensuring compliance with rigorous mission life requirements spanning nominal to extreme environmental conditions. Provide technical oversight and project management leadership on complex wire harness engineering efforts, while analyzing, troubleshooting, and solving manufacturing, testing, and performance challenges related to wire harness assemblies. Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation and deliver clear, concise presentations to both internal and external stakeholders. Collaborate cross-functionally with systems, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure design integrity and successful integration, and mentor and guide junior engineering staff. Support expanding responsibilities into RF cable and high-speed data transmission media. Maintain strict adherence to security, configuration management, and change control processes.
Required Qualifications
- Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance
- U.S. Citizenship
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
- 5 + years of experience with wire harness, electrical and/or mechanical design
- 3+ years of experience leading technical projects and teams
- 2+ years of experience with qualifying components of space application
- 3+ years of experience with anomaly investigation and resolution
- U.S. export control compliance requirements
- U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee)
Desired Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in wire harness design, manufacturing and/or integration
- Experience in manufacturing, specializing in wire harness
- 3+ years of experience with leading technical focus teams and failure review boards
- Ability to lead and understand schematic details
- Understanding of multiple electrical and RF transmission media
- Understanding of EMI/EMC separation for electrical application
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