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Wire Harness Design Engineer

Salient Motion · Torrance, CA · On-site

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About Salient Motion

We design, manufacturer and support actuation systems for commercial and military systems. Backed by a16z.

About the role

This engineer will own electrical interconnect design across our actuation product lines, with primary focus on our production aerospace power electronics and actuation systems. This role bridges design, qualification, and production. You will perform harness design on complex programs end-to-end, author functional test procedures, support qualification testing, and work with suppliers to drive integration and first article inspection.

What they're looking for

  • Perform wire harness design for aerospace actuation systems on complex programs, from schematic through manufacturing release
  • Develop and maintain harness documentation including schematics, wire lists, drawings, and bills of material
  • Author functional test procedures for harness assemblies and integrated systems
  • Support qualification testing, including DO-160 environmental, MIL-STD-461 EMI/EMC, and program-specific qualification plans
  • Work with suppliers to oversee initial build, first article inspection (AS9102), and production readiness
  • Own supplier technical qualification and ongoing supplier engineering support for harness assemblies
More about this role

** Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) to meet customer and regulatory requirements**

We are pioneering modular motion technologies to power the next generation of innovation for Industrial, Aerospace and Defense. If you're excited about disrupting legacy industries, and passionate about building the financial infrastructure behind cutting-edge hardware, let's chat!

We are at the forefront of innovation, crafting exclusive motion control components that propel the industrial, aerospace, and defense sectors into the future.

  • We offer a lot of autonomy
  • We like to run lean for impact
  • We have great benefits
  • We are well funded, and already generating revenue
  • We're currently in Torrance, CA, but will be moving into a new facility in Hawthorne, CA in the summer!

This engineer will own electrical interconnect design across our actuation product lines, with primary focus on our production aerospace power electronics and actuation systems. This role bridges design, qualification, and production. You will perform harness design on complex programs end-to-end, author functional test procedures, support qualification testing, and work with...

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