Harness Engineer (Senior-Staff)

True Anomaly • Long Beach, CA

2d • $135,000 - $250,000 • Onsite

About The Position

True Anomaly is seeking a Senior- or Staff-level technical leader to join its Harness Engineering team. The role develops spacecraft-wide harness solutions spanning multiple programs, teams, and vehicle configurations. It will establish standards, conventions, best practices, and automation strategies for rapid, reliable harness design and integration across the organization.

The position is accountable for program-level delivery outcomes and for improving the consistency, scalability, and velocity of harness engineering across the company’s portfolio. The engineer will create reusable design patterns and tools, mentor engineers across organizational boundaries, and influence cross-organizational technical direction through leadership and collaboration rather than formal authority. The role is onsite full-time in Centennial, Colorado, or Long Beach, California; occasional remote work is possible. Travel of up to 20% is required. The employee must be able to maintain or obtain TS//SCI clearance and meet applicable U.S. Government space technology export requirements.

The position offers a base salary of $135,000–$250,000, with actual level and salary determined case by case based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience. Equity is included in the total compensation package.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 8 years of professional experience specifically designing harnesses, with spacecraft or aerospace experience preferred.
• Demonstrated progression into multi-program architectural leadership.
• Track record of defining spacecraft-wide harness standards, interface conventions, or design automation tools adopted across multiple programs or vehicle lines.
• Deep expertise in EMI/EMC, grounding architecture, signal integrity, and system-level verification strategies for flight harness systems.
• Experience architecting harness layouts across full spacecraft configurations, including complex routing, multi-module assemblies, and deployable elements.
• Demonstrated accountability for program-level delivery outcomes spanning multiple teams and workstreams.
• Experience defining or standardizing verification and validation processes, reliability standards, or derating guidelines used across an organization.
• Track record of creating reusable tooling, templates, or automation that measurably improves design velocity or quality across teams.
• Experience overseeing supply-chain and manufacturability strategies for flight harness hardware.
• Ability to coordinate across teams, influence without authority, and shape technical alignment in cross-organizational settings.
• Experience coaching and developing engineers at multiple career levels, with demonstrated investment in growing senior technical talent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience shaping cross-organizational alignment and influencing executive leadership on technical strategy, investment priorities, and organizational direction.
• Ability to maintain or obtain TS//SCI clearance.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under applicable space technology export regulations, including ITAR.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in electrical, mechanical, or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience developing harness design automation tools or workflows, such as scripted routing validation, automated BOM generation, or CAD-integrated design-rule checking.
• Experience with ECAD and MCAD software for 3D harness routing, 2D drafting, and electrical schematic capture.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering approaches for managing harness interfaces and configurations at scale.
• Experience leading or defining spacecraft-level EMC qualification campaigns across multiple vehicle programs.
• Hands-on experience establishing or governing approved parts lists, materials standards, or corporate design guidelines for harness assemblies.
• Experience contributing to industry standards bodies or working groups related to spacecraft harnessing, EMC, or electrical integration, such as IPC, SAE, or AIAA.
• Prior involvement in mission assurance boards, design certification reviews, or program-level flight readiness processes.
• Experience shaping engineering culture, onboarding practices, or technical mentorship programs within a growing organization.

Responsibilities

• Architect spacecraft-wide electrical harness standards and interface conventions across programs, including vehicle-level grounding, shielding, EMC isolation, and signal integrity practices.
• Define spacecraft-level routing rules and mechanical interface standards for full spacecraft configurations, including deployable and multi-module assemblies, resolving thermal, mechanical, electromagnetic, and operational constraints.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, and other teams to develop flight-harness part and material selection strategies that support availability, cost efficiency, and production scalability.
• Define company-wide design-for-manufacture philosophies and reliability standards for harness assemblies; collaborate with suppliers on materials, processes, connectors, and cabling technologies; and standardize builds and verification processes.
• Promote consistency in standards and configurations across electrical, mechanical, thermal, and avionics disciplines, serving as the integrating authority for harness-related interfaces.
• Create automation tools for rapid harness design and validation to reduce manual effort, detect errors earlier, and accelerate design iteration.
• Develop reusable design patterns and scalable solutions, and codify durable practices that can be used across programs.
• Shape the company’s technical direction and investment narratives for harness engineering, influencing executive priorities and organizational capability development.
• Coach and mentor harness engineers across teams and career levels, fostering collaboration and developing senior technical talent.
• Model the company’s values through cross-organizational delivery practices, trust, accountability, and principled engineering judgment.
• Anticipate architectural trade-offs, identify cross-program risks, and drive mitigation strategies that protect schedules and mission assurance.
• Help shape the harness engineering technical bench, career development pathways, and broader engineering culture.

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, with HSA/HRA options.
• Flexible Time Off for exempt employees or accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Parental leave and sick leave.
• Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Dog Fridays.
• Equity participation as part of total compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior