Senior Electrical Harness Design Engineer, Air Dominance and Strike

Anduril Industries
Costa Mesa, CA

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have 5+ years designing rugged electrical harnesses for aerospace or military systems. The role demands strong 3D CAD skills and collaboration across engineering disciplines, with a future relocation to Long Beach, CA.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years of hands-on experience in rugged harness design for aerospace or military platforms
    — “5+ years hands-on experience designing electrical harnessing for rugged commercial, industrial, aerospace, or military applications”
  • Individuals who can manage multiple projects and work with cross-functional engineering teams
    — “Concurrently manage involvement in multiple projects at various stages”

Things to consider

  • The role requires eligibility for a US Security Clearance, a non-trivial requirement for non-US citizens
    — “Must be eligible to receive a US Security Clearance”
  • The position is expected to relocate to Long Beach, CA in late 2027, which may impact current location-based candidates
    — “we anticipate this job will be based out of Long Beach, CA beginning late 2027”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience with military standards and EMI/EMC principles in your resume and interviews
    — “Familiar with existing applicable harness standards as well as MIL-STD requirements”
  • Highlight your ability to create and interpret 3D routed harness files and 2D formboard drawings
    — “Build 3D routed harness data files applying NX Cabling and Siemens Capital Harness”
  • Showcase your ability to work with harness manufacturers and ensure high reliability in production
    — “Experience working directly with harness manufacturers to deliver high quality, high reliability products”
  • Demonstrate your knowledge of electrical trade studies and risk analysis in your application materials
    — “Perform electrical trade studies for wire gauge, shielding, connector selection, and topology”
  • Demonstrate familiarity with common bus interfaces like CAN, Ethernet, and 1553 in your technical profile
    — “Familiarity with common electrical bus interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, RS422, RS232, 1553)”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • designs electrical harnesses
  • integrates systems
  • manages projects
Typical background
electrical engineeringwire harness design

Skills & requirements

Required

Electrical EngineeringWire Harness Design3D CADSiemens NX

Preferred

Military Applications Experience

About the role

Original posting from Anduril Industries via Greenhouse

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Act as a lead Wire Harness Design Engineer for R&D teams

Provide the engineering expertise to design, fabricate and integrate harnesses systems and represent the harness discipline on a project

Investigate, plan, design and develop harnesses to meet various technical requirements

Research, select and procure appropriate connectors, back-shells, contacts, wire, shielding, and cable construction for the product to meet appropriate environmental requirements

Develop and generate harness system block diagrams and wire diagrams to release for production

Participate in design reviews and provide input to identify issues and drive design choices

Prepare harness assembly instructions and test procedures, incorporating your knowledge of industry standards and best practices

Provide guidance to the electrical team in identifying electrical system requirements given input from internal and external stakeholders including engineering (mechanical, electrical, software), product management, quality and compliance

Work in a fast-paced environment supporting new developments, active deployments, and customer operated hardware

Concurrently manage involvement in multiple projects at various stages

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent

5+ years hands-on experience designing electrical harnessing for rugged commercial, industrial, aerospace, or military applications

Build 3D routed harness data files applying NX Cabling and Siemens Capital Harness

Experience with or proficient in 3D CAD wire harness routing using Siemens NX

Able to read and generate formboard drawings in 2D CAD for production (Siemens Capital)

Experience working directly with harness manufacturers to deliver high quality, high reliability products

Own end-to-end of the electrical wiring and interconnect system, including power distribution, grounding, shielding, and signal integrity

Ensure the design meets system-level electrical requirements for voltage, current, bandwidth, redundancy, EMI/EMC

Perform electrical trade studies for wire gauge, shielding, connector selection, and topology

Analyze and mitigate electrical risks such as voltage drop, crosstalk, EMI susceptibility, and thermal effects

Familiarity with common electrical bus interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, RS422, RS232, 1553)

Familiar with existing applicable harness standards as well as MIL-STD requirements

Able to apply knowledge of SWaP for power, network and communications systems and designs

Experience reading wire block interconnect diagrams and wire diagrams

Exceptional organization and communication skills (both written and oral)

Must be eligible to receive a US Security Clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

8+ years experience designing and integrating wire harness electrical systems into aerospace platforms

Experienced and familiar with aircraft avionics module vendors and avionics component suppliers

Familiarity with EMI/EMC principles

Per Anduril's expansion plans, we anticipate this job will be based out of Long Beach, CA beginning late 2027.

US Salary Range$146,000—$194,000 USDThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: 

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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