Staff Electrical Harness Design Engineer, Air Dominance and Strike

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

Anduril is seeking a Staff EWIS Harness Engineer to join its team in Costa Mesa, California. The role works closely with avionics, systems, manufacturing, and flight test teams to support the development and testing of air vehicle designs, including new developments, active deployments, and customer-operated hardware. The position leads harness design for research and development teams and provides engineering expertise for harness design, fabrication, and integration. It represents the harness discipline on projects and manages involvement across multiple projects at different stages. The job is anticipated to be based in Long Beach, California beginning in late 2027.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
• At least 10 years of hands-on experience designing electrical harnesses for rugged commercial, industrial, aerospace, or military applications.
• Experience building 3D routed harness data files using NX Cabling and Siemens Capital Harness.
• Experience or proficiency in 3D CAD wire harness routing using Siemens NX.
• Ability to read and generate 2D CAD formboard drawings for production using Siemens Capital.
• Experience working directly with harness manufacturers to deliver high-quality, high-reliability products.
• Familiarity with common electrical bus interfaces, including CAN, Ethernet, RS422, RS232, and 1553.
• Familiarity with applicable harness standards and MIL-STD requirements.
• Ability to apply SWaP knowledge to power, network, and communications systems and designs.
• Experience reading wire block interconnect diagrams and wire diagrams.
• Exceptional written and oral organization and communication skills.
• Must be eligible to receive a US Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• At least 12 years of experience designing and integrating wire harness electrical systems into aerospace platforms.
• Experience and familiarity with aircraft avionics module vendors and avionics component suppliers.
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead wire harness design for research and development teams and represent the harness discipline on projects.
• Investigate, plan, design, fabricate, and integrate harness systems to meet technical requirements.
• Research, select, and procure connectors, backshells, contacts, wire, shielding, and cable construction appropriate to product and environmental requirements.
• Develop harness system block diagrams and wire diagrams for production release.
• Participate in design reviews, identify issues, and help drive design choices.
• Prepare harness assembly instructions and test procedures based on industry standards and best practices.
• Guide the electrical team in identifying electrical system requirements from internal and external stakeholders, including engineering, product management, quality, and compliance.
• Support new developments, active deployments, and customer-operated hardware in a fast-paced environment.
• Manage work across multiple projects at various stages.
• Own the end-to-end electrical wiring and interconnect system, including power distribution, grounding, shielding, and signal integrity.
• Ensure designs meet system-level electrical requirements for voltage, current, bandwidth, redundancy, and EMI/EMC.
• Conduct electrical trade studies for wire gauge, shielding, connector selection, and topology.
• Analyze and mitigate risks such as voltage drop, crosstalk, EMI susceptibility, and thermal effects.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers and are considered part of the total compensation package.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, described as comprehensive and competitive and available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

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