Electrical Harness Design Engineer

Position Title: Electrical Harness Design Engineer
Location: Orange County, CA (onsite)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70.00-$90.00/hour, depends on experience level

Overview:
Lorien has an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Harness Design Engineer to join our client, a leader in the defense technology industry, on a contract basis. This position will support the design, development, and integration of complex electrical interconnect and harness systems used in autonomous aerospace and defense products. The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of electrical harness architecture, connector selection, signal integrity, and production-ready harness design while working closely with cross-functional engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate electrical harness systems for complex hardware platforms.
• Investigate technical requirements and develop harness solutions that support product and system objectives.
• Research and select connectors, backshells, contacts, wire, shielding, and cable constructions appropriate for environmental and performance requirements.
• Develop harness block diagrams, wire interconnect diagrams, and production documentation.
• Participate in design reviews and provide input on electrical architecture, harness routing, component selection, and system integration decisions.
• Create harness assembly instructions and test procedures using industry standards and best practices.
• Support electrical, mechanical, software, quality, and product teams in defining system-level electrical requirements.
• Evaluate power distribution, grounding, shielding, signal integrity, and electrical interconnect architectures.
• Support multiple programs simultaneously across various stages of development, testing, and production.
• Work in a fast-paced environment supporting new product development, deployments, and customer-operated hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience designing electrical harness systems for aerospace, military, industrial, commercial, or other ruggedized applications.
• Experience working directly with harness manufacturers to deliver highly reliable production hardware.
• Experience owning electrical wiring and interconnect systems, including power distribution, grounding, shielding, and signal integrity.
• Understanding of system-level electrical requirements including voltage, current, bandwidth, redundancy, and EMI/EMC performance.
• Experience performing trade studies involving wire gauge selection, shielding strategies, connector selection, and topology decisions.
• Ability to identify and mitigate electrical risks including voltage drop, crosstalk, EMI susceptibility, and thermal effects.
• Familiarity with communication interfaces like CAN, Ethernet, RS-422, RS-232, and MIL-STD-1553.
• Working knowledge of harness design standards and applicable military standards.
• Strong understanding of EMI/EMC principles and electrical interface design.
• Understanding of SWaP considerations for power, networking, and communication systems.
• Experience reading and developing wire interconnect diagrams and harness documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
• Experience developing 3D routed harness designs using NX Cabling, Siemens Capital Harness, or similar tools (preferred).
• Experience with 3D harness routing in NX, CATIA, CREO, Siemens Capital, or comparable CAD environments (preferred).
• Experience creating and interpreting 2D formboard drawings for manufacturing (preferred).
• Experience supporting the transition of harness designs into production environments (preferred).
• Ability to obtain & maintain a secret clearance

Impellam Group and its brands are equal-opportunity employers committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other factor determined to be unlawful under applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application, interview process, pre-employment activity, and the performance of crucial job functions.

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