Avionics Harness Design Engineer

Castelion Corporation

$95K — $115K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
  • 2+ years of cable harness design experience in aerospace or defense
  • Proficiency with CAD/ECAD tools like CATIA, SolidWorks Electrical, or equivalent
  • Strong knowledge of aerospace wiring standards such as IPC/WHMA-A-620
  • Experience in high thermal and small volume harnessing environments
  • Hands-on experience in harness manufacturing and assembly
  • Ability to collaborate across avionics, power, and propulsion teams

Responsibilities

  • Design and document electrical harnesses for missile and vehicle systems
  • Create wiring diagrams and harness assembly drawings per aerospace standards
  • Select wires, connectors, and shielding materials according to system requirements
  • Collaborate with engineering teams for harness integration
  • Develop and maintain harness BOMs for manufacturability
  • Support harness build and troubleshooting during testing
  • Ensure designs comply with high-reliability aerospace standards
  • Implement process improvements for efficiency and quality

Benefits

  • Meaningful long-term equity for employees
  • Four weeks paid time off and ten company-paid holidays
  • Comprehensive health benefits, including 100% employee-covered medical
  • Paid parental leave and a $100 monthly fitness stipend
  • Onsite EV charging and catered meals during high-demand periods
  • Strong kitchen stock for employee convenience
Full Job Description
About the job Avionics Harness Design Engineer

Avionics Harness Design Engineer

We are seeking an Avionics Harness Design Engineer to lead the design, development, and integration of electrical harnessing across our missile and vehicle systems. This engineer will play a critical role in ensuring robust, manufacturable, and high-reliability electrical connectivity throughout the system. You will partner closely with avionics, power, structures, and propulsion teams to deliver mission-critical hardware in a fast-paced, hardware-rich environment. You will additionally support avionics and harness integration at the system and vehicle levels.

Responsibilities
  • Design, route, and document electrical harnesses to support missile and vehicle system integration
  • Generate wiring diagrams, schematics, and harness assembly drawings in accordance with aerospace standards
  • Select appropriate wires, connectors, backshells, shielding, and protection materials to meet environmental and system requirements
  • Collaborate with avionics, power, and structural engineering teams to ensure proper integration of harnesses into overall vehicle design
  • Develop and maintain harness BOMs (bill of materials) and ensure manufacturability at scale
  • Support harness build, installation, and troubleshooting during integration and testing
  • Ensure designs meet electrical, mechanical, and thermal requirements for high-reliability aerospace applications
  • Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, manufacturability, and quality

Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
  • 2+ years of experience in cable harness design for aerospace, defense, or high-reliability hardware systems
  • Proficiency with CAD/ECAD tools for harness design (e.g., CATIA, Creo, SolidWorks Electrical, Capital, RapidHarness, AutoCAD, or equivalent)
  • Strong knowledge of aerospace wiring standards (e.g., IPC/WHMA-A-620, NASA-STD-8739, or MIL-SPEC requirements)
  • Familiarity with harnessing in environments with high thermal and small volume requirements
  • Hands-on experience supporting harness manufacturing, assembly, and testing
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with avionics, power, propulsion, and integration teams
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in test and integration environments

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits And Perks

All full-time employees are granted meaningful long-term equity, sharing in the company's significant growth trajectory. We offer four (4) weeks of paid time off, ten (10) company-paid holidays, and comprehensive health benefits - including 100% employee-covered medical and strong dependent coverage, along with dental and vision plans. We also provide paid parental leave to support growing families, a $100 monthly fitness stipend to promote health and performance, and onsite EV charging for convenience. In addition, employees enjoy perks like catered meals, company-covered food during high-demand periods, and a fully stocked kitchen to stay fueled throughout the day.

While this position does not currently require a U.S government-issued security clearance, it may in the near future. Therefore, the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

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