Electrical Engineering Designer
Firefly Aerospace
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Cedar Park • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Develop detailed 2D and 3D harness designs, wiring diagrams, and manufacturing documentation for launch vehicles and spacecraft.
- Create and maintain drawing packages including schematics, wire diagrams, 3D routing, assembly drawings, and bill of materials.
- Collaborate with engineers to define routing, wire gauge, shielding, grounding, derating, connector selection, and EMI/EMC considerations.
- Integrate harness designs into vehicle CAD models, ensuring proper fit, form, and installation clearances.
- Support rapid prototyping and flight hardware builds by resolving design issues and updating documentation.
- Ensure compliance with Firefly standards, space environment requirements, and industry standards such as IPC/WHMA-A-620 and NASA specifications.
- Participate in design reviews and support continuous improvement of interconnect design processes, templates, and best practices.
- Manage revision and configuration control management for drawing packages across multiple platforms.
- Serve as the CAD Librarian for interconnect components by creating, validating, and maintaining symbols, parts, connector families, and metadata within the CAD environments.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience working as a technician in the aerospace industry, preferably in a research and development or manufacturing environment.
- Solid understanding of aerospace wiring harness assemblies, connector selection, shielding, grounding, harness protection, and installation practices.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical specifications.
- Strong work ethic, problem-solving, attention to detail, documentation discipline, and configuration control management.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Associate degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Drafting/Design, technical certification, or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency with 3D CAD design, 2D drafting, and PLM/PDM software such as Siemens NX, Capital, and Teamcenter.
- Experience designing and routing harnesses for aerospace or high-reliability vehicle environments.
- Familiarity with interconnect component selection, space-compatible materials, and aerospace routing constraints.
- Knowledge of aerospace requirements and standards such as FAA, NASA, MIL-STD, and IPC/WHMA-A-620.
- Programming and automation skills in Python, Java, and Javascript.
Benefits
- generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles
- parental leave
- educational reimbursement
- short term disability
- flexible PTO options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
2D drafting3D CAD designwiring harness assembliesconnector selectionshieldinggroundingharness protectionconfiguration control managementprogramming in Pythonprogramming in Java
Soft Skills
problem-solvingattention to detaildocumentation disciplinecommunication skillsteamwork
Certifications
Associate degree in Electrical Engineering Technologytechnical certification