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Avionics Electrical Engineer - Cable Design

Intuitive Machines logoIntuitive MachinesHouston, TXPosted 1mo ago

About the role

Avionics Electrical Engineer - Cable Design

Houston, TX

About Intuitive Machines

Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. Our mission is to further science and exploration, communications, and economic progress from the Earth to the Moon and beyond. With multiple NASA lunar missions in development and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting NASA, our customers, and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the Moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all aspects of spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety.

About the Position

We are seeking an experienced Avionics Electrical Engineer or Cable Design Engineer to join our Lunar program. In this role you will work with Avionics Design Engineers and System Integrators to help evolve the overall system interconnect harness diagram as well as design the individual harnesses for the different systems, including lunar landers and satellites.

Responsibilities

· Work with Avionics Design Engineers and System Integrators to design harness diagrams, based on the top level harnessing diagram.

· Responsible for selecting all harness components, including connectors, backshells, wire, etc.

· Work with manufacturing technicians and quality engineers to identify improvements to the cable designs.

· Interact with the avionics team and to coordinate cable routing and channelization changes.

· Work with suppliers to determine the best design practices and components selection.

· Lead and coordinate design reviews.

Minimum Requirements

· Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline.

· 2 - 6 years of experience working hands-on with various types of cables and avionics hardware.

· Enthusiastic and comfortable in a fast-paced, quickly changing, challenging environment.

· Capable of running design reviews and finding and reporting issues to Avionics team as required.

· Positive, enthusiastic attitude and willingness to learn.

· Excellent verbal and written communication

· Attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

· Knowledge of aerospace harnessing suppliers and components.

· Familiar with, or experience in working to NASA JPR 8500.4 Engineering Drawing System Manual.

· Familiar with, or experience in working to NASA-STD-8739.4 (Requirements for fabricating Cables, Harnesses, and Wiring)

· Experience with power systems on aircraft or spacecraft

· Experience with mechanical systems

US EEO Statement

Intuitive Machines is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Copied from the listing Intuitive Machines published, verified 31 Oct 2026.

About Intuitive Machines

Builds lunar landers and the navigation and communications services around them.

Houston is the headquarters of Intuitive Machines, which builds the Nova-C lunar lander and has its Lunar Operations Facility at Houston Spaceport. (Source: Wikipedia, Intuitive Machines)

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