As a Harness Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you will be a part of the system integration team and will report to the System Integration Engineering Manager. The system integration team is a small group of highly motivated engineers designing, integrating, testing, and flying advanced mechanical and electrical systems. The harness engineer is a very cross-functional role at the convergence of the avionics, mechanical, integration, and production teams, with significant hands-on work designing, building, integrating, and testing our harnesses, enclosures, and mounting hardware; expect to broaden your design and application experience.
ResponsibilitiesIn your role as a Harness Engineer you will work with the avionics, mechanical, and integration teams to define the harnessing design, including routing, component selection, and manufacturing and integration processes. You'll be responsible for the detailed design of both flight and test harnesses, and you'll be working with the production technicians and A&Ps to get the harnesses built and installed on the aircraft. You'll have the opportunity to design, install, and test your hardware on a remotely operated aircraft, and you'll be an instrumental part of how our hardware teams come together on the airplane.
Basic Success Criteria- BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent industry experience
- 2+ years experience in electrical harness design
- Ability to route harnessing (both in CAD and physically in the airplane) in a strategic manner
- Experience working with connectors, backshells, EMI shielding, and cable/wire protection methods
Preferred Criteria- Experience defining routing and bulkhead requirements
- Experience performing design trades for and detail design of aerospace flight harnesses
- Experience with NX routing and Capital Harness Designer
- Experience working with safety critical hardware
- Experience working on certification-path aviation development projects
- Experience testing hardware to DO-160 requirements
- A love of spatial packaging
- Be logical, inquisitive, and eager to both teach and learn
We're a growing, motivated, fast-paced team of aviation professionals. We move quickly, and everyone wears multiple hats. We're looking for someone who is diligent and detail-oriented who can join our team and make an immediate impact.
The position will be located at our facility in Mountain View, California.
Must be willing to travel up to 10% of the time.
The estimated salary range for this position is $118,000 to $170,000/annual salary + cash and stock option awards + benefits. At Reliable Robotics, we strive to provide competitive and rewarding compensation based on experience and expertise, as well as market conditions, location, and pay equity.
In addition to base compensation, Reliable Robotics offers stock options, employee medical, 401k contribution, great co-workers and a casual work environment.
This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.
