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Vast · 20 hours ago

Manager, Harness Engineering

Long Beach, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$135K/yr - $200K/yr

10+ years exp

Vast is building artificial gravity space stations for long-term stays in space and is seeking a Manager, Harness Engineering to support the development of systems for these space habitats. The role involves leading a team to design and manage flight harnesses, ensuring all engineering processes and standards are met for successful project execution.

Defense & Space

Culture & Values

Responsibilities

Recruit and empower a high-performing team of engineers to develop flight harnesses within a 3D NX CAD environment, from initial requirements to vehicle installation

Implement and verify that the team follows the standards, processes, and tools for the harnessing discipline. Document and communicate design, analysis and testing results thoroughly and clearly via design reviews

Champion the cross functional partnership with all harness stakeholders across all engineering teams, materials and processes, supply chain, quality, and manufacturing

Capture harness requirements from technical system owners and translate them into design requirements for your team to implement and verify

Manage technical trade studies to meet stakeholder objectives as well as adhere to internal design standards and requirements

Identify and manage project level development milestones in the form of analyses, demonstrations, and tests to ensure program success

Interface with harness production and integration teams to ensure final harness designs can be released, 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 mass and cost savings

Qualification

Mechanical designCable harness design3D NX CADEngineering leadershipZuken E3IPC/WHMA-A-620NASA-STD-8739.4Electrical test equipmentSiemens NXAttention to detailWritten communicationVerbal communication

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical engineering, or equivalent STEM degree or 10+ years of industry experience

5+ years of mechanical design, cable harness design, routing, and testing

Experience with CAD and harness design software such as Zuken E3 for harness drawings

Hands-on experience with wire harness 3D design, wire harness installation drawings and formboard creation, wiring diagrams, 3D modeling of complex top-level assemblies, and installing and troubleshooting harnessing for aerospace applications

Preferred

2+ years of experience in engineering leadership managing the design of technical projects

Track record of deploying products with successful space flight heritage. Manned spaceflight experience is preferred

Experience designing harnesses to IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC/WHMA-A-620-S, and NASA-STD-8739.4

Developed processes for connector, wire, cable, fiber, overwrap, and shield component specification and selection for aerospace and defense applications

Owned wire harness analysis, testing, and qualification processes for a full spacecraft or subsystem. Performed analysis and physical testing of harnessing with respect to thermal, loads, vibration and shock to ensure full qualification for flight

Has hands-on experience with harness manufacturing and integration: fabricating harnesses, performing connector mates, routing harnesses, and performing electrical tests

Competence with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, power supplies, etc.)

Track record of producing documentation to meet the rigorous needs of prime contractors and/or quality assurance standards

Advanced experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter

Experience with ERP software or manufacturing software such as Manufacturo

Familiarity with modern approaches to harness manufacturing and software automation

Strong sense of accountability and integrity with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to manage and communicate with technical project managers and executive staff. Attention to detail in this role is critical

Benefits

100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents

Flexible paid time off for exempt staff and up to 10 days of vacation for non-exempt staff

Paid parental leave

Short and long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Access to a 401(k) retirement plan

One Medical membership

ClassPass credits

Personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health

Other discounts and perks

Exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge

Lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees

Company

Vast

Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers.

Founded in 2021

Long Beach, California, US

501-1000 employees