Harness Engineer

About this role

Stratolaunch seeks a Harness Engineer (Level II, Sr., or Staff) to design and optimize wire harness systems for hypersonic flight vehicle avionics in Mojave, CA. You'll collaborate across mechanical, avionics, and manufacturing disciplines to develop requirements, create production-ready designs, and support testing from prototype through low-rate production.

What you'll do

• Design wire harness architecture, layout, and create production drawings for manufacturability
• Develop harness specifications, test procedures, and oversee installation and functional testing
• Coordinate with suppliers and machine shops to ensure designs meet manufacturing and quality standards
• Support failure analysis, troubleshooting, and hardware/software qualification and flight testing
• Optimize packaging processes, establish yield metrics, and present findings at design and test readiness reviews
• Transition prototype programs into Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) with cross-functional communication

What they're looking for

• Wire harness design and electronics/avionics construction
• 3D CAD (Siemens NX, Teamcenter, Solidworks preferred)
• Schematic reading and technical drawing interpretation
• Design for Manufacturability & Assembly (DFMA)
• Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and failure analysis
• Configuration management systems (JIRA, GIT, JAMA)
• Risk management and critical path workflow
• MS Office and Capital Software Suite (Zuken, Altium, Rapid Harness)

Benefits

• Work on cutting-edge hypersonic flight vehicle technology
• Collaborate with diverse multi-disciplined engineering teams
• Contribute to national security innovation initiatives
• Competitive salary range based on experience level
• Opportunity for professional growth in aerospace avionics
• Access to operationally realistic testing environment at Mach 5+

Likely interview questions

• Describe your experience transitioning wire harness designs from prototype to low-rate initial production—what challenges did you encounter and how did you overcome them?
• Walk us through your approach to designing a harness architecture that balances performance, manufacturability, and cost constraints.