Harness Design Engineer (Starshield)

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. HARNESS DESIGN ENGINEER (STARSHIELD) Starshield leverages SpaceX’s satellite technology and launch capability to support national security efforts.

While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield is designed for government use, with an initial focus on earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads. SpaceX is looking to hire a satellite harness design engineer to work with a brilliant and passionate team of engineers. As a harness design engineer on the Starshield team, you will own harness design from the early stages of developing the vehicle electrical connectivity to component selection, qualification, production, and ultimately flight.

This role is extremely multidisciplinary and will give you unparalleled exposure to high-level vehicle architecture and systems integration.

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.

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.

tie hardware to larger systems 1+ years of hands-on project experience with complex mechanical or electrical systems, preferably as a team lead (including internships) Proficiency with CAD software packages, especially Siemens NX Experience with electrical and optical harness design.

or environmental considerations in an at-rate manufacturing setting, such as in the aerospace, automotive, or marine industry Experience with connector, wire, cable, fiber, overwrap, and shield component specification and selection Demonstrated ability to own hardware or systems within an integrated engineering team outside a classroom setting (FSAE, Engineers without Borders, Student Directed Research, Design-Build-Fly, NASA stu

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) PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Experience with system trades and first-hand knowledge of how