Cable Harness Design and Test Engineer

Standard Job Description

Our Rapid Solutions Manufacturing Operations team within the IGNITE organization of Lockheed Martin Space are seeking a skilled Cable Harness Design and Test Engineer to support the design, integration, validation, and testing of electronic cable harnesses for aerospace/defense systems. This role involves collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure harnesses meet performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements while supporting manufacturing and test efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop cable harness layouts using CAD tools (e.g., AutoCAD, Visio, Creo, Solidworks, Zuken or similar), including routing/length requirements, cable material selection, and bill of materials (BOM) creation
• Cable design includes internal and external system cabling, test cabling and mating cable to support automated testing of cables
• Perform electrical and mechanical analysis to validate harness design against system requirements and environmental constraints
• Develop and execute test plans, procedures, and protocols for harness validation, including continuity, isolation, insulation resistance, and dielectric withstanding voltage testing.
• Able to perform Test capability reviews, provide Test budget, and Test labor summaries.
• Troubleshoot harness defects, root-cause failures, and implement corrective actions
• Coordinate with sourcing, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure producibility and compliance with IPC-A-620 w/space or NASA-STD-8739.4 or customer specifications
• Document design changes in EPDM
• Record test results in our MES system
• Support failure analysis, design reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and technicians

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in cable harness design, testing, or integration within aerospace systems
• Proficiency in harness design software using CAD tools
• Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment (multimeters, milliohm meters, hipot, and automated cable testers)
• Conceptualize and design mating interfaces and/or pigtails for automated cable testers.
• Knowledge of IPC-A-620 w/space or NASA-STD-8739.4 and related industry standards
• Strong understanding of wire types, connectors, contacts, backshells, heatshrink, shielding, routing practices, and EMI/EMC considerations
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in cross-functional teams
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a secret level security clearance

Desired Skills

• Experience with system level wiring diagram development and component selection for internal and external cables
• Knowledge of materials required to support Space Cable design requirements
• Familiar with basic electronics and circuits.
• Familiar with the basics of automated scripting. (bash, batch, python, etc.)
• Experience with automated cable test systems such as CableEye, Dynalab
• Experience developing and maintaining component libraries for CAD databases
• Experience with cable assembly practices, calibration and certification of manufacturing and test equipment required to support cable assembly and test
• Experience working in an AS9100D Space Electronic Manufacturing Services facility