Inversion Space
Senior Harness Engineer
$137K–$193K
Playa Vista, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 12, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 5+ years; no alternative stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State under ITAR.
About the job
Designs, documents, and integrates electrical wire harnesses for Inversion’s Arc hypersonic reentry vehicle, from 3D routing through flight-ready hardware.
What you'll do
- Own vehicle-wide 3D harness routing and mechanical packaging; produce manufacturing drawings, schematics, layouts, and bills of materials.
- Select harness components and conduct shielding, grounding, wire-sizing, and EMI/EMC trade studies for aerospace environments.
- Create fabrication and inspection procedures; support manufacturing and vehicle integration, and mentor junior engineers and technicians.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical experience.
- Typically 5+ years of hands-on 3D CAD electrical harness routing and design for complex aerospace vehicles.
- Proficiency in CAD software (Siemens NX or equivalent) with specialized routing modules; experience producing production-ready 2D harness drawings.
- Hands-on harness build experience; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with aerospace harnessing and soldering standards.
- Experience with extreme-environment harness design, electrical analysis or schematic tools, or aerospace startups.
Pay
USD 137,000 - USD 193,000 annual base salary
Tools
Siemens NX, CAD
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