K2 Space
Senior Harness Design Engineer
$150K–$190K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 13, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 5+ years in electrical harness design, routing, production, and system integration.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a “U.S. person” under ITAR or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
About the job
Designs, tests, and integrates satellite harness and wiring systems, supporting reliable high-rate spacecraft production and avionics integration.
What you'll do
- Own harness system design for bus avionics, mechanisms, RF systems, and payloads; define interface documents and release CAD designs and production drawings.
- Select and qualify harness components and assemblies, drive cost and design trades, and resolve manufacturing issues with engineering and production teams.
- Support spacecraft systems integration, production testing, and project schedule execution.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 5+ years of experience in electrical harness design, routing, production, and system integration.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-velocity startup environment.
- Creative problem-solving, risk assessment, and collaborative design decision-making.
Nice to have
- Hands-on space harness environmental testing, electrical test equipment, or technical design reviews.
- NX or similar CAD software, including harness routing; practical GD&T and FEA experience.
Pay
$150,000 - $190,000 USD base salary
Tools
CAD, NX, GD&T, FEA, SMC-S-016, multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers
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