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Harness Design Engineer (Starshield)

SpaceX· Starshield Satellite Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $140kfull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Harness design engineer for SpaceX Starshield satellite programs, owning electrical harness design from concept through production and flight, collaborating across mechanical, electrical, RF, EMI, and other disciplines.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the responsible engineer for satellite avionics interconnection systems, owning outcomes across design, integration, test, production, launch, and in-orbit operations
  • Architect system designs by specifying harness/channel capabilities, power and network connectivity, fault tolerance, reliability, and configuration management. Generate detailed electrical schematics to actualize architecture design
  • Develop electro-mechanical harness designs and drawings in a 3D NX CAD environment, with emphasis on articulating design intent to harness manufacturing and integration counterparts
  • Contribute to overall physical layout design to improve size, weight, power, and ease of assembly of the entire satellite
  • Work collaboratively with stakeholders across all disciplines (mechanical, electrical, RF, EMI, etc.) to identify requirements and close all trades
  • Perform analysis and physical testing of harnessing with respect to thermal, loads, and vibration to ensure electrical and mechanical properties are fully qualified over the full lifecycle
  • Own product delivery timelines from conception through launch. Work closely with harness production, integration, and supply chain teams to ensure designs are manufacturable, reliant/conformant, and installable on the satellite line on schedule
  • Perform R&D investigations and trade studies to push wire harness design to new boundaries in terms of reliability, mass, and cost savings at the satellite level
  • Demonstrate extreme ownership of product outcomes at every stage of development and production

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, or other engineering discipline
  • Experience with electro-mechanical wire harness design or manufacturing (includes internships, student projects, and professional experience)

Skills

Required:Electrical harness designCAD proficiency
Nice to have:System trades and requirements mappingProject leadership / team leadElectro-optical harness design

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives, including stock or long-term cash awards
  • Discretionary bonuses and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • paid vacation (3 weeks) and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave per company policy
  • miscellaneous discounts and perks
Last updated Jul 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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