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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Harness Design Engineer - **Company:** Vast, Inc - **Location:** Long Beach, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $135,000.0 - $190,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** 3d Models, Communications Protocols, Data Transmissions, Ethernet, Network Interface Controllers, Signal Integrity, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, Siemens NX, USB, Teamcenter (Software) - **Published:** July 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=dec738a593f66bbf ## About the Role * Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other engineering discipline. * 2+ years of experience in design focused roles. * 2+ years of experience with wire harness 3D design, wiring diagrams, and formboard creation. Preferred Skills & Experience * Experience designing harnesses to IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC/WHMA-A-620-S, and NASA-STD-8739.4. * Strong team working skills with a proven ability to effectively interact and collaborate with other engineering disciplines and excellent attention to detail. * Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter. * Wire harness component selection and qualification experience. * General wire harness analysis, testing, and qualification experience. * 2+ years of experience with harness design and manufacturing documentation. * Capability to solve complex design problems within tight schedules and minimal supervision. * Passion for advancing the commercial space industry and space exploration, with a strong desire to revolutionize wire harness design. * Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding startup atmosphere. * Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. * Strong sense of personal accountability and drive to succeed. Additional Requirements * Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones * Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted ## Description Vast is looking for a Harness Design Engineer, reporting to the Senior Manager, Harness Design to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and manufacturing of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location., * Develop the electro-mechanical design of flight wire harnesses for the Haven space station. * Develop the electro-mechanical design of development and test harnesses to support qualification testing efforts. * Design and analyze complex electrical architectures and wire harness systems, including development of detailed wiring diagrams, connector layouts, and system integration documentation for multi-disciplinary spacecraft/vehicle electrical systems. * Evaluate and implement power distribution and data communication strategies, ensuring proper signal integrity across mixed power/data pathways and selecting appropriate communication protocols ( Ethernet, RS-422, USB, etc.) for system requirements. * Develop system logic and control architectures, creating interface control documents (ICDs) and performing electrical analysis to ensure compatibility between subsystems, including power budgeting, load analysis, and signal routing optimization * Meet with multidisciplinary stakeholders to gather harness design objectives and requirements. * Develop harness design and routing solutions with a 3D NX CAD environment. * Provide great flight wire harness and vehicle/system level documentation. * Perform analysis and physical testing of harnessing with respect to thermal, loads, vibration, and shock to ensure full qualification for flight. * Document and communicate the design, analysis, and testing results thoroughly and clearly through the use of design reviews. * Interface with harness production and integration teams to ensure final harness designs can be produced and installed on schedule in accordance with overall project goals. * Perform R&D investigations and trade studies to push wire harness design to new boundaries in terms of capabilities, mass savings, cost savings. ## Related Videos - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) - [The Gashlycrumb Tinies of AI Networking You Must Know (or Languish!)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2067-the-gashlycrumb-tinies-of-ai-networking-you-must-know-or-languish) - [Prototyping with Hardware and the Web](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/651-prototyping-with-hardware-and-the-web) - [TresJS a new declarative ThreeJS as Vue components](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/543-tresjs-a-new-declarative-threejs-as-vue-components) - [Cross platform Augmented Reality development with React Native](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/160-cross-platform-augmented-reality-development-with-react-native) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [Top 6 Hackathons for Developers in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/263-top-6-hackathons-for-developers-in-2023) - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [What is a Hackathon? 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