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Harness Design Engineer

Parque Industrial de Elche (Poligono Industrial), Spain




About PLD:

PLD Space is an international space services company with in-house engineering and manufacturing. It is dedicated to transporting satellites and humans into space, vertically integrating engineering, testing, manufacturing and operations of its reusable and sustainable rockets. Headquartered in Elche (Spain) and founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, PLD Space has established itself as a global benchmark in the space launcher sector. Its MIURA family of launchers and its LINCE manned capsule position the company as a leader in European technological sovereignty in space transportation, covering the full range of space missions. 

With a team of more than 280 employees and 170 million in total funding, PLD Space also has the largest private test benches in Europe, located in Teruel (Spain), and operates two launch bases: El Arenosillo, in Huelva (Spain); and the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), in Kourou (French Guiana). In total, it has more than 188,000m2 of industrial infrastructures under management. 


Mission 

As a Harness Design Engineer of the Avionics Team, you will be responsible for all aspects of harness systems design and development, providing also support on the manufacturing, assembly and its integration in launch vehicles.


Responsibilities

  • Analyse and trace high-level avionics requirements to mechanical and electrical specifications. 
  • Elaborate internal design criteria standards and rules for avionics harnesses and mechanical parts. 

Design 

  • Analyse design drivers in terms of mass, EMC, ESD protection, electrical performance, component location, thermal and other operating environment conditions to define electrical systems architecture and size the harness. 
  • Perform technical trade-off analysis and selection of electrical components and materials for mechanical parts. 
  • Design of electrical wiring systems in accordance with applicable requirements, standards and recommendations. 
  • Route electrical wiring systems in 3D models for power distribution, RF, data buses and sensorization. 
  • Support on design activities of avionics mechanical components (cases, enclosures, boxes, lids, sealing system, bolted joints, etc.) and parts to withstand maximum expected operating and non-operating environments (vibration, thermal, EMI, shock, etc.).
  • Define mechanical design rules in accordance with most common manufacturing processes and criteria (machining, sheet metal, 3D printing, etc.). 
  • Perform configuration control tasks and subsystem tree definition. 
  • Perform R&D investigations and trade studies to push wire harness design to new boundaries in terms of mass and cost savings.

Documentation 

  • Generate and release on schedule engineering documentation such as 3D models, Drawings, ICDs, BOMs, electrical schematics, MCI and weight reports, technical reports and Eng. Change Notes for the complete definition of Detailed Parts, Assemblies and Installation. 
  • Document and communicate the design and analysis results thoroughly and clearly via design reviews. 

Interfaces 

  • Provide interface support with the AIT team to ensure compliance with the final design and feasibility to fulfill schedule goals. 
  • Participate collaboratively with engineers of different areas to collect inputs required for the design of harness systems and keep updated all the avionics electrical and physical interfaces.



Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Physiotherapy within our facilities
  • 50% discount on your health insurance
  • You can sign-up your family members with health insurance at a competitive price.
  • Healthy snacks and lots of fruit

Find balance

  • 23 days of paid vacation plus December 24th and 31st
  • Flexible work schedule

Never stop learning

  • We encourage practical learning
  • We promote professional development through internal mobility and teamwork

Focus on your financial future

  • Childcare flexible contributions
  • Restaurant tickets
  • Transport flexible contributions
  • Training support

 

Values

We have five critical beliefs that guide the way PLD Space is shaping the future of space launch technologies.

  • Teamwork.
  • Hard work.
  • Dynamism.
  • Commitment.
  • Keep it simple.

 

Join us to reinvent how rockets are built!



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