Wire Harness Design Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Torrance, California, United States; relocation to Hawthorne, California planned for summer. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents and must qualify as a U.S. Person under ITAR/EAR. Up to 35% domestic and international travel is required.

Salary: $90,000–$110,000 base salary per year plus equity.

Company

hirify.global develops modular motion technologies and motion control components for industrial, aerospace, and defense applications.

What you will do

• Design aerospace wire harnesses for actuation systems from schematics through manufacturing release.
• Create and maintain harness schematics, wire lists, drawings, and bills of material.
• Author functional test procedures for harness assemblies and integrated systems.
• Support DO-160 environmental testing, MIL-STD-461 EMI/EMC testing, and program-specific qualification plans.
• Coordinate supplier builds, AS9102 first article inspections, production readiness, and ongoing supplier engineering support.
• Collaborate with electrical hardware, motor control, firmware, mechanical engineering, seat OEM customers, and DERs during integration, qualification, and certification.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a related engineering field; equivalent professional experience may substitute for the degree.
• At least 3 years of professional experience designing wire harnesses for commercial aerospace.
• Experience authoring functional test procedures and supporting qualification testing.
• U.S. Person status as defined under ITAR/EAR.
• U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Resident status is required.

Nice to have

• Aircraft seat program experience.
• Experience with Rapid Harness or equivalent electrical CAD tools such as Mentor Capital, Zuken E3, or Creo Schematics.
• Experience supporting AS9102 first article inspections.
• Knowledge of Boeing D6 series wiring standards and Airbus wiring standards such as ABD0100 or A350 standards.
• Familiarity with CAN bus, matrix communication architectures, DER certification work, or startup product development.

Culture & Benefits

• High-autonomy environment with a lean operating model focused on impact.
• Work on next-generation aerospace and defense motion systems.
• Competitive compensation with equity.
• Company-covered medical insurance and life insurance equal to twice the salary.
• Flexible PTO, 401(k), and financial wellness resources.