Full Job Description
In the Sr. Harnessing Engineer role, you will be responsible for conceptualizing, designing, procuring, testing, and support integration for the wiring harnesses across the entire satellite. Robust harness systems are crucial to maintaining reliable electrical system functionality. You will have direct impact on the success of creating a constellation of communication satellites that will be capable of reaching and providing broadband internet to the most remote areas of the world.
Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Key job responsibilities
- Harnessing design for satellite system requiring interfacing across mechanical, electrical and payload design owners, trading various configurations to identify best overall solution for reliability, manufacturability, test, integration, and cost.
- Support make vs buy decisions, design reviews, and implement manufacturing and integration plans optimized for high rate production.
- Engage various component suppliers and Harnessing manufacturing vendors for component & assembly level qualification.
- Design/develop specifications and produce/procure power/data harnesses which meets electrical design requirements including current rating, targeted power loss, shielding, grounding and EMI/EMC.
- Perform/oversee harness qualification and acceptance tests for launch environments and operation through mission life, including test fixture fabrication for prototype evaluations, and deliver all development and flight hardware per vehicle schedules
- Create 3D CAD routings, 2D manufacturing drawings, schematics, and assembly installation drawings.
A day in the life
As a Harness Engineer, you will be working closely with all hardware sub-system and support teams on a daily basis. You will play an integral part of gathering requirements for harness development as well as providing critical input for successful integration of avionics hardware.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
- Experience with prototyping and implementation
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or 5+ years of relevant discipline work experience
- 5+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience
- Experience using modeling, project management, CAD and software programming tools
- Experience in component selection and understanding of component reliability
- 3+ years of experience in the selection of wiring based on current de-rating, voltage drop analysis, shielding effectiveness, temperature, environment, outgassing and mechanical strength.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
- Experience with the project management of technical projects
- Knowledge of SolidWorks simulation or Ansys Finite Element analysis tools
- Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume
- Master's degree or above in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent, or Master's degree
- Experience developing products for large volume production
- Experience with Salesforce or JIRA, or experience in agile/scrum or related collaborative workflow
- 3+ years of experience in the design, development, test, qualification and acceptance tests, workmanship criteria and integration of spacecraft harnessing.
- 3+ years experience working with external suppliers to develop/select components for spacecraft design or related industries.
- Experience in developing mechanical harness routing solutions for dynamic applications including across articulated joints and hinged-line deployments.
- Experience with Siemens NX CAD and formboard creation, Team center PLM and MES systems
- Experience with Siemens Capital Software Suite
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, REDMOND - 137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually
