Electrical Engineer, Harnessing

Our mission at Skyryse is nothing less than a new era in flight, where fatalities are nearly zero, piloting any aircraft is simple and safe, and the sky is accessible to all. SkyOS, our industry-first universal operating system for flight, provides any airplane or helicopter with a fly-by-wire flight management solution that significantly reduces the complexity of flying. Skyryse One, our first production aircraft powered by SkyOS, was unveiled in 2024 and features the simplest, safest, and most intuitive flight controls in general aviation.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, HARNESSING - El Segundo, CA

As an Harnessing Engineer on the Electrical Engineering Team, you will have the unique opportunity to design components that supply power to one of the most advanced flight control systems in the world. Working alongside some of the industries most talented professionals you will contribute to changing the way the world moves. 

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Fabricate, test, and validate moderately complex wire harnesses and assemblies, including connector installations.
• Utilize 3D CAD (SolidWorks or Catia preferred) to design harness routing on integrated vehicle models.
• Create 2D drawings and documentation for manufacturing wire harnesses in AutoCAD and other CAD software.
• Familiarity with Mil-Spec connectors, wire, and the processes to assemble them.
• Interpret wire harness and PCB schematics while troubleshooting complex system issues on cross-functional teams.
• Develop, modify, and implement test and acceptance procedures for system validation and certification.
• Support overall avionics system integration and subsystem verification activities, ensuring compliance with safety and aircraft certification requirements.
• Collaborate with various engineering disciplines (e.g., Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC), Perception, Systems, Software, and Flight Test) to ensure robust system designs and seamless integration of avionics components.
• Contribute to design reviews, providing technical insight and feedback on system integration, safety, and performance.
• Perform hands-on calibration, configuration control, and testing of electronic equipment within the lab environment to ensure accurate performance and compliance with design standards.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Aerospace Engineering OR Associate’s Degree in similar field.
• 3+ years of professional working experience.
• Experience in designing, documenting, and releasing harness drawings.
• General wire harness analysis, testing and qualification experience.
• Strong team working skills with a proven ability to effectively interact and collaborate with other engineering disciplines and excellent attention to detail.
• Capability to solve complex design problems to tight schedules with minimal supervision.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with aerospace hardware design.
• Experience with wiring diagrams, 3D modeling of complex top-level assemblies, 3D modeling and analysis of avionics enclosures and secondary structure.
• 5+ years of professional working experience.
• High proficiency with AutoCAD and Solidworks CAD.

WHY SKYRYSE?

• The opportunity to change the world through improving aviation safety and accessibility 
• Salary Range: $100,000 - $180,000
• Valuable stock option plan
• Heavily subsidized medical, dental and vision plans
• Full-time employees are eligible for 20 days of paid time off (PTO) and 5 sick days annually.  PTO and sick days must be used in accordance with Company policy.
• A company with an ambitious vision, a dynamic work environment, and a team of smart, motivated, and fun to work-with colleagues!

WE WELCOME ALL

Skyryse is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

NO AGENCY CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED.