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Spacecraft Harness Engineer - Experienced

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El Segundo, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/30/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/28/2026
Company:

The Boeing Company

Job Summary

As a Senior Spacecraft Harness Design Engineer, you will work with a small team on

exciting and fast paced space missions. In this role, you will provide electrical wiring

interconnect systems (EWIS) for our advanced research, development, and prototype

division. You will be working in missions with continuous changing requirements and

expectations, typical of research & development (R&D) environments, and support

transitioning missions into high-rate production. We are looking for talented individuals

who can manage complex interfaces and are willing to innovate. Talented individuals with

strong foundations in cable & harness design and/or printed wiring board design, such as

rigid printed circuit board or flex-based circuit board for our interconnect solutions. Our

engineers possess a strong foundation and knowledge of space vehicle, spacecraft, and/or

payload logical architecture. From proposal creation to designing schematics to working

hands on in the harness lab to watching a satellite being pushed onto a truck and taken to

the launch site, you'll have a hand in it all.

This position's internal job code is Wire Design & Install Engineer. Our team is currently

hiring for Levels 4-5.

Responsibilities

Development & analysis of EWIS architectures for multiple programs and bus

configurations from mission and scientific payloads to experimental LEO small sats

to MEO constellations and GEO vehicles.

Generation of subsystem or unit-to-unit electrical block diagrams.

Definition and documentation of signal connectivity through cross functional

coordination with system, subsystem, and product engineers for spacecraft

harness or printed wiring board design.

Selection of harness components and hardware, such connectors, backshells, and

wire/cable based on applicable satellite mission requirements and industry

standards.

Performance of voltage drop analysis, power current derating, and capacitance

circuit analysis for harness and printed wiring boards.

Development and analysis of PCB designs determination board form factor,

schematic capture, board stack determination, component placement and trace

routing.

Generation of rigid or rigid-flex PCB, PCB Assembly Drawings, fabrication &

assembly output files (Geber, ODB , etc.)

Generation harness schematic diagrams, wire diagrams, and wire harness assembly

drawings.

Preparation and generation of harness acceptance testing procedures including the

development of harness test scripts for cable testers.

Participation of critical programmatic milestones (Preliminary Design Reviews,

Critical Design Reviews, etc.) including the preparation of data packages,

conduction of design reviews, and closure of any liens from the Milestone Decision

Authority (MDA).

Support assembly and testing of FlatSat and flight harnesses while reporting on cost

and schedule performance.

Capture of as-built, made on assembly mockup harness builds to produce 2D/3D

formboards.

Support with the creation, maintenance, or update of harness design, assembly,

and test standards and command media.

Support in proposals and business development efforts as the responsible

engineering authority (REA).

Management of external suppliers and subcontractors for harness and printed

circuit board delivery.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, related technical discipline

considered.

Level 4: Minimum 9 years of relevant engineering experience with Bachelor's degree

or 7 years with higher degree .

Level 5: Minimum 14 years of relevant engineering experience with Bachelor's

degree or 12 years with higher degree.

Ability to create detail-oriented designs while not losing sight of the higher-level

design requirements. Must be versatile and able to perform and manage multiple

tasks and/or missions concurrently.

Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with others.

Work and execute independently with minimal technical oversight. Typically

provides a leadership role for missions through advanced knowledge in electrical

harness design.

Ability to determine work priorities based on broad direction from leadership team.

Requires limited tactical guidance and helps determine own strategic priorities for

daily tasking.

Ability to create/revise technical documents for programmatic or strategic tasking.

Demonstrated understanding of Design for Manufacturability, Assembly, and Test of

electrical wire harnesses and/or printed circuit boards.

Demonstrated experience training and mentoring early career engineers.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the

U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications

Active DoD TS/SCI Clearance.

Experience leading harness engineering teams in a fast-paced engineering

environment.

Experience with the successful design and delivery of spacecraft or aircraft wire

harnesses and/or printed circuit boards. Rigid-flex PCB design preferred.

Experience with early life-cycle satellite engineering activities, spacecraft

integration and test, and launch operations.

Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).

Proficient using harness design software tools such as Mentor Graphics, E3 Zuken,

or CATIA and with Microsoft Access and Visio.

Proficient using PCB design software tools such as Nexus Zuken or Siemens

Xpedition.

Knowledge of harness design standards and specifications for spaceflight

applications (MIL-HDBK-83575, MIL-HDBK-863, SAE AS50881, etc.).

Knowledge of PCB design standard and specifications (IPC-2221, 2222, 2223, IPCA-600, etc.)

Extensive knowledge of military standards of connectors, wires, and contacts for

aerospace applications (MIL-DTL-38999, MIL-DTL-24308, MIL-DTL-83513, NEMAWC27500, SAE-AS22759, etc.)

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.62 is required. "U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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