Wire Harness Engineer (Aerospace)

TL;DR

Wire Harness Engineer (Aerospace Defense): Design wire harnesses, flex circuits, and interconnects for aerospace and defense platforms with an accent on power, digital, analog, and RF systems integration. Focus on wiring layout, signal integrity analysis, compliance with military standards, and platform-level mechanical integration.

Location: On-site in Hawthorne, California, United States. Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance required.

Salary: $120k-160k

Company

Defense technology company building advanced sensing and detection solutions powered by Coherent Distributed Networks for warfighters and air operators.

What you will do

• Design wire harnesses and flex circuits including schematics, cable routing, connector selection, and assembly drawings for CCAs, subsystems, and platforms
• Perform wiring layout for high-voltage/current systems, high-speed data buses, and mixed-signal designs
• Create wiring diagrams, harness drawings, BOMs, and interface documentation
• Conduct analysis, define testing procedures, and ensure compliance with performance, safety, and standards
• Support design verification, assembly, test, integration, design reviews, and failure mode analysis
• Collaborate with vendors for manufacturability and production transition

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• 2+ years of experience in wire harness, cable assembly, or interconnect design for aerospace, defense, or high-reliability electronics
• Experience with wire harness design tools such as Siemens Capital or equivalent
• Practical understanding of signal integrity, cable selection, wire routing, impedance, shielding, and EMC
• Exposure to signal integrity analysis for wire harnesses
• Familiarity with harness test/inspection, standards like MIL-STD-1553, IPC/WHMA-A-620, RTCA/DO-160, ISO 9001
• Working knowledge of lab instruments: oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, electronic loads
• Knowledge of high-reliability design, derating, environmental qualification, connectors, terminations
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• Experience with platform-level wiring in vehicles, aircraft, or ground systems
• Experience with rigid-flex harness, PWB processes, flex circuits, high-voltage power, high-speed signals
• Proficiency with Altium Designer
• Familiarity with automated harness manufacturing and field installation activities

Culture & Benefits

• Health benefits: medical, dental, vision 100% paid by company
• 401k with 50% company match up to 6% of pay, FSA, HSA, life insurance
• Free daily lunch, no meeting Fridays, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
• Competitive base salary, pre-IPO stock options, relocation assistance, annual bonuses
• 200 employees across 5 global offices with team growth opportunities