The RoleYou will be responsible for harness and wiring system design, analysis, testing and integration on some of the largest, most powerful, rapidly designed and manufactured satellites. You will have the unique opportunity to collaborate with a cross functional team of engineers and own trades to reduce cost, increase integration rate, and decrease mass of bus and payload harnessing. You will be the Responsible Engineer for harness system design and components such as connectors, wire and cable, instrumentation, and heaters. You will help establish production test requirements and support vehicle avionics integration to enable high-rate production and constellation launch cadence. In your first two years, you will have qualified hardware for flight, completed avionics integration on the satellite bus, and flown your hardware through intense LEO, MEO and GEO environments.
Responsibilities - Serve as Responsible Engineer for harness system design for bus avionics, mechanisms, RF systems, and payloads across the Mega and Giga satellites
- Define interface control documents for avionics boxes and bulkheads to optimize system diagrams and schematics
- Design, analyze, and release harnessing and secondary mounting hardware in CAD and production drawings based on system schematics and vehicle layout
- Drive design trades to reduce cost and select harness components such as connectors, contacts, wire/cables, shield braid, heaters, RTDs and more
- Collaborate closely with the manufacturing engineering and technicians on the harness and electro-mechanical subassembly teams to solve in process issues and ensure high reliability
- Execute development and qualification testing of harness components and assemblies for critical space missions in MEO and GEO orbits
- Collaborate closely with the cross functional engineering teams to capture requirements, lead design trades, and integrate the design into the spacecraft systems
- Effectively manage and communicate project plan, milestones, and schedule execution
Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering or any equivalent combination of education and experience
- 5+ years of experience in electrical harness design, routing, production, and system integration
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and high velocity start-up atmosphere
- Creative problem solver that can assess risk and make collaborative design and development decisions
Nice to Have - Hands-on experience with environmental testing for space harnessing such as thermal, thermal vacuum, vibration, shock, radiation, and EMI/EMC testing per SMC-S-016
- Competence with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, etc.)
- Strong presentation experience in highly technical design forums and reviews (Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Flight Readiness Reviews, etc.)
- Proficient with NX or similar CAD software including electrical harness routing
- Experience with practical application of GD&T and FEA
Compensation and Benefits: - Base salary range for this role is $150,000 - $190,000 + equity in the company
- Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limited to: knowledge and skills, education, and experience level
- Comprehensive benefits package paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
If you don't meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply! Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!
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