Harness Design Engineer

Anduril Industries
Costa Mesa, California, United StatesPosted 24 February 2026

Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><p>Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.</p></div><h4>WHAT YOU’LL DO</h4> <ul> <li>Provide the engineering expertise to design, fabricate and integrate harnesses systems and represent the harness discipline on a project</li> <li>Investigate, plan, design and develop harnesses to meet various technical requirements</li> <li>Research, select and procure appropriate connectors, back-shells, contacts, wire, shielding, and cable construction for the product to meet appropriate environmental requirements</li> <li>Develop and generate harness system block diagrams and wire diagrams to release for production</li> <li>Participate in design reviews and provide input to identify issues and drive design choices</li> <li>Prepare harness assembly instructions and test procedures, incorporating your knowledge of industry standards and best practices</li> <li>Provide guidance to the electrical team in identifying electrical system requirements given input from internal and external stakeholders including engineering (mechanical, electrical, software), product management, quality and compliance</li> <li>Work in a fast-paced environment supporting new developments, active deployments, and customer operated hardware</li> <li>Concurrently manage involvement in multiple projects at various stages</li> </ul> <h4>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</h4> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent</li> <li>3+ years hands-on experience designing electrical harnessing for rugged commercial, industrial, aerospace, or military applications</li> <li>Experience working directly with harness manufacturers to deliver high quality, high reliability products</li> <li>Familiarity with common electrical bus interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, RS422, RS232, 1553)</li> <li>Familiar with existing applicable harness standards as well as MIL-STD requirements</li> <li>Able to apply knowledge of SWaP for power, network and communications systems and designs</li> <li>Experience reading wire block interconnect diagrams and wire diagrams</li> <li>Exceptional organization and communication skills (both written and oral)</li> <li>Must be eligible to receive a US Security Clearance</li> </ul> <h4>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</h4> <ul> <li>Build 3D routed harness data files applying NX Cabling and Siemens Capital Harness</li> <li>Experience with or proficient in 3D CAD wire harness routing, such as (NX, Siemens Capital, CATIA, CREO)</li> <li>Able to read and generate formboard drawings in 2D CAD for production</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">US Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$98,000</span><span class="divider"></span><span>$171,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span data-contrast="auto">The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits ... (truncated, view full listing at source)