Harness Design Engineer II/Senior (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Base salary: $100,000–$155,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for commercial, civil, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Design and develop electrical harness systems for spacecraft, including connectors, backshells, wires, shielding, and routing.
• Generate wiring diagrams, pinout tables, interface definitions, fabrication drawings, and other harness documentation.
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical, and assembly, integration, and test teams to integrate harnesses into spacecraft.
• Create and maintain harness bills of materials in the product lifecycle management system.
• Define and verify acceptance criteria through electrical testing and inspection.
• Perform electrical design and analysis, participate in design reviews, and troubleshoot harness issues during fabrication, integration, and testing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or another engineering discipline.
• Harness Design Engineer II: 2+ years of electrical engineering or avionics experience.
• Senior Harness Design Engineer I: 5+ years of electrical engineering or avionics experience.
• For US office roles, candidates must meet US Government ITAR eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations.
• Ability to work in production areas with prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, and computer work, including occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or another engineering discipline.
• Aerospace or defense industry experience, including satellite development or operations.
• Experience with Capital Essentials, NX, Teamcenter, JAMA, and space-grade harness standards.
• Knowledge of power distribution, signal integrity, grounding, communication systems, and harness electrical testing.
• Knowledge of thermal and mechanical considerations for harness routing and integration.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on spacecraft, payloads, and components for ambitious space missions.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including a company-sponsored HSA plan option.
• Three weeks of paid vacation, five sick days, paid holidays, parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match, equity, and an employee stock purchase program.
• Onsite gym, subsidized EV charging, food and drinks, and other employee discounts.