Senior Aircraft Wire Harness Design Engineer
Senior Aircraft Wire Harness Design Engineer
Support electrical systems engineering for the sustainment, modification, and upgrade of a legacy military aircraft fleet. This senior engineering role focuses on wire harness design, aircraft wiring documentation, 3D equipment and routing design, configuration management, and resolution of field electrical system issues.
Position: Senior Aircraft Wire Harness Design Engineer
Location: Los Angeles Metro Area, CA (100% On-Site)
Schedule: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Start Date: Approximately 30 days from selection
Employment Type: 1-year contract with potential for extension or conversion; assignment needs may extend 3+ years
Openings: 2
Overview
This position supports electrical systems engineering activities for a legacy military aircraft sustainment program. The engineer will focus on wire harness design, wiring documentation, configuration management, aircraft modifications and upgrades, and ongoing fleet support. The role includes designing and maintaining aircraft wire harness assemblies, developing wiring and installation documentation, managing engineering changes, and working within a controlled aerospace design environment.
Essential Functions
• Develop and maintain aircraft wire harness assembly designs, including wiring data, connector and pin assignments, parts lists, BOMs, and associated design information.
• Develop 3D models using Siemens NX for equipment installations, support brackets, LRU trays, wire supports, and wire routing.
• Convert 3D models into 2D engineering drawings and generate associated parts lists.
• Develop wiring diagrams, wire assembly configurations, block diagrams, modification drawings, and installation documentation.
• Maintain accurate equipment and wire harness installations while ensuring wiring diagrams and wire assembly configurations remain current.
• Incorporate wire harness modification kit drawings into wiring installation modification drawings.
• Support aircraft electrical equipment and wiring modifications for sustainment, upgrades, and retrofit activities.
• Maintain configuration control for wire harness assemblies, wiring documentation, engineering revisions, and sustainment updates.
• Analyze harness fit, routing, environmental, vibration, thermal, and human-factors considerations to support compliant wiring solutions.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, including Structures and Environmental disciplines, to ensure design requirements are satisfied.
• Work with project management, supplier management, materials and processes engineering, avionics, quality, field engineering, and other stakeholders.
• Perform root cause analysis for field electrical and wiring issues and develop corrective-action recommendations and engineering dispositions.
• Support wire harness manufacturing, installation, modification, and field issue resolution activities.
• Prepare technical assessments, feasibility inputs, integration assessments, status summaries, corrective-action plans, and engineering recommendations.
• Support customer technical reviews and briefings by communicating field issues, root causes, and interim and long-term solutions for aircraft electrical system issues.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of aerospace electrical design, wire harness design, or aircraft wiring experience.
• Experience developing wire harness assemblies, wiring diagrams, connector definitions, and electrical design documentation.
• Proficiency with Siemens NX CAD.
• Experience supporting engineering changes, revision control, and configuration management.
• Familiarity with aircraft electrical systems and wiring integration.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical requirements.
• Strong communication and cross-functional coordination skills.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience supporting commercial or defense aerospace programs.
• 2+ years of experience with Teamcenter/IPDM drawing release tools.
• Experience with controlled aerospace drawing release processes and electrical design environments.
• Experience supporting military aircraft sustainment, modifications, or retrofit programs.
• Knowledge of FAA, military, and aerospace wiring standards and best practices.
• Experience supporting wire harness manufacturing, installation, and field issue resolution activities.
Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
Quick Job Summary
Senior-level aerospace electrical design opportunity focused on aircraft wire harness design, wiring integration, configuration management, and long-term fleet sustainment. The position is 100% on-site in the Los Angeles Metro Area and requires 5+ years of relevant aerospace electrical, wire harness, or aircraft wiring experience, including proficiency with Siemens NX CAD and experience producing aircraft wiring and engineering documentation.
Job Location: Long Beach, CA
Rate: Based on Exp
Per Diem: No
Overtime: Possible
Duration: LT
Start Date: ASAP
Input Date: 10/20/2026
Attention: Brad McInnis
Address: 20 ASHBURTON PL
City, State: BOSTON, MA 02108
Email: bjmcinnis@outlook.com
Website: www.bhsg.com
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