Posting/External Job Title
Wire Harness Engineer
Location
Houston, TX 77058 US (Primary)
Remote/Onsite/Hybrid
100% Onsite
Job Type
Full-time
# of Hires Needed
1
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Travel
None
Security Clearance Required
None
Pay Range (All offers will be based on experience)
$125,000.00 - $185,000.00/yr
Position Introduction/Key Duties
Cimarron is seeking a
Wire Harness Engineer to help support the Axiom Station program located in Houston, TX.
Key Duties: - Own harness architecture and design across a full vehicle or product line.
- Direct research and selection of connectors, backshells, contacts, cable sleeves, and shielding across multiple assemblies.
- Manage procurement schedules and vendor coordination across multiple harness programs.
- Represent the harness discipline directly to customers on technical questions and program reviews.
- Lead cross-functional coordination with stakeholders and component owners to ensure compliant designs.
- Own technical risk for harness systems, escalating only major design tradeoffs to leadership.
- Mentor multiple engineers and informally lead project teams on harness design initiatives.
- Drive implementation of process improvements for harness design and manufacturing across programs.
- Troubleshoot complex build, integration, and test issues spanning multiple harness assemblies.
- Integrate vehicle and test functions including command & data handling, navigation & control, thermal control, power distribution, test facilities, and test support equipment.
- Communicate progress, status, risk, and options to stakeholders and leadership.
Required/Desired Skills, Experience, and Education
Required Skills, Experience, and Education:- Due to facility security requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for consideration at this time.
- Ability to complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening, which will include but is not limited to testing for marijuana use.
- 8 or more years of relevant experience in harness design and integration for spaceflight or aerospace hardware.
- Deep expertise across harness design, fabrication, and integration for complex spaceflight hardware, including the ability to create 3D CAD routing, 2D assembly drawings and schematics.
- Strong command of aerospace harness standards such as IPC/WHMA-A-620, NASA PRC-7003, NASA-STD-8739.6, or MIL-STD-22759.
- Experience with EWIS (Electrical Wiring Interconnect Systems), avionics integration, and flight qualification testing.
- Experience utilizing test equipment to verify harness design and assembly.
- Demonstrated ability to resolve system-level tradeoffs across multiple engineering disciplines.
- Proficiency in harness/electrical design tools (Altium Designer, SolidWorks Electrical).
- Experience with PLM tools for managing harness documentation across a product line.
- Experience with spaceflight or harsh-environment-rated harness hardware.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to defend a technical position in front of customers, partners, and safety authorities.
- Track record of delivering outcomes in ambiguous, fast-moving environments, and of delivering high quality results under tight deadlines.
- Uses good judgement to problem-solve proactively, positively impacting hard challenges.
- Demonstrated organization skills to meet tight deadlines with high quality results.
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent. Advanced degree preferred.
Desired Skills, Experience, and Education:- Master's degree in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
- Human spaceflight experience, and familiarity with International Space Station electrical interface conventions and the associated safety and certification process.
- Experience with high voltage direct current power systems.
- Experience with harness design, shield termination practice, and connector selection for controlled electromagnetic performance.
- IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification, or an equivalent demonstrated electrical engineering practice.
