Electrical/Harness Design Engineer

Position Summary

At MAG, we provide and enable real-time situational awareness to help our customers make the world smaller and safer. We are laser focused on serving our customers by providing technical expertise, operational excellence, and flawless execution. Our success is due entirely to the high caliber of employees we recruit, hire, and retain. At MAG, we look for individuals who thrive in a high-performance environment where challenges are the norm and success is expected.

About the role

The Electrical / Harness Design Engineer provides electrical power, grounding and bonding, and wiring and harness design across MAG Aerospace's U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) command and control portfolio: mobile command platforms, fixed and survivable C2 facilities, and integration sites.

Responsibilities

• Design the platform power architecture: vehicle alternators, battery bank, inverter, and regulated 28 VDC distribution per MIL-STD-1275, including the external interface for engine-off and battery or solar trickle backup.
• Perform power load analysis, alternator and battery sizing, conductor and wire sizing, and overcurrent protection coordination.
• Design the grounding, bonding, and earthing scheme for the platform, coordinating with the RF and TEMPEST engineer on EMI and emission-security requirements.
• Develop wiring harness and cable designs, define pinouts, and select connectors and interfaces for power and signal, and provide these to the documentation specialist for drawing and configuration control.
• Specify power filtering and transient protection at points of entry in coordination with the survivability and TEMPEST requirements.
• Develop the electrical design basis for fielding and integration kits, and define electrical interface control across vehicle types.
• Support electrical bring-up, acceptance test, and fault isolation with the integration technicians, and resolve electrical design discrepancies.
• Support electrical design reviews and program technical reviews.

Requirements

• Expert electrical design for vehicle or platform power systems, including direct current distribution, conductor sizing, and overcurrent protection coordination.
• Demonstrated experience designing wiring harnesses, cables, and interconnect for electronic systems, including pinout definition and connector selection.
• Working command of grounding, bonding, and earthing design and of electrical and electromagnetic interference considerations.
• Proficiency in electrical CAD for schematic, harness, and interconnect design (Creo Schematics, Zuken, Capital, or equivalent).
• Experience with vehicle power systems (alternators, batteries, inverters) and MIL-STD-1275 28 VDC vehicle power, and combined electrical and mechanical integration.
• Additional Preferred Skills:
  • Experience with TEMPEST and ICD 705 grounding, bonding, and earthing for fixed sensitive compartmented information facilities and command and control facilities.
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-461 (EMI/EMC) and with power-line filtering and transient protection.
  • Experience with military or tactical platform electrical integration and with circular military-specification, RF coaxial, and fiber connector systems.
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-31000 technical data package electrical drawing requirements.

Qualifications

• Must Be US Citizen
• Minimum Years Of Experience: Minimum of 8 years of electrical design experience, including power distribution and wiring harness or interconnect design for vehicles or comparable ruggedized platforms.
• Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline. Master's degree preferred.
• Certifications, Licenses, and Clearances: Must hold, or be able to obtain and maintain, a U.S. Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information access (TS/SCI). U.S. citizenship is required.

Benefits And Compensation

At MAG Aerospace, we value your contributions providing our employees with a robust Total Rewards package that supports your total well-being. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in MAG's Total Rewards programs. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits as well as paid leave, professional development, and tuition assistance. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our Total Rewards Program by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site: here.

The projected compensation range for this position is $140000 to $160000 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of MAG's total compensation package for employees.