Cable Engineer

Cable Design Engineer
Bloomington MN Long-Term Contract or Contract to Hire $40.00-$55.00/hr Onsite

The Cable Design Engineer is responsible for developing interconnect solutions for complex electronic and mechanical systems. This role focuses on creating cable assemblies wiring interfaces and system-level electrical interconnections that meet strict performance safety and quality requirements. The engineer works closely with systems test and hardware teams to interpret specifications define connectivity needs and translate requirements into manufacturable designs. This position also involves documentation development peer review participation and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate and reliable cable system integration. This is a permanent role on the team being hired on a long-term contract or contract-to-hire basis.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Development

• Create and refine cable and electrical interconnection designs that meet functional environmental and manufacturability requirements.
• Review designs for adherence to internal standards industry guidelines and customer specifications.
• Analyze engineering requirements and vendor data to properly define system connections routing needs and cable architecture.
• Communicate design intent clearly to designers and drafters to support accurate drawing creation.

Technical Collaboration & Documentation

• Work with systems and test engineers to determine cable needs for platforms subsystems and test environments.
• Support development of system documentation including interface control documents wiring diagrams configuration specifications and related materials.
• Participate in internal and customer-facing design reviews to ensure compliance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide mentoring technical guidance and support to junior staff or cross-functional team members.

Quality Planning & Execution

• Review project documents for completeness accuracy and alignment with design requirements.
• Estimate effort track progress and communicate status for assigned tasks and deliverables.
• Raise concerns and resolve issues related to safety quality schedule resource allocation and cost.
• Maintain strong focus on customer expectations while ensuring timely delivery of engineering outputs.

Qualifications & Skills

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Engineering preferably Electrical or a minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience designing cables and wire harnesses for industrial or defense applications.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and Visio.
• Experience with SolidWorks Electrical or Creo Cable is strongly preferred but not required.

Additional Requirements

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple parallel tasks.
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with coworkers suppliers and customers.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance. To be eligible for a security clearance candidates must be U.S. citizens.
• Willingness to continuously develop skills and maintain competency in relevant engineering tools.
• Ability to maintain accurate project status across all active work.

Compensation & Benefits

• Health & Dental Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• MN Earned Sick & Safe Time
• Weekly Paychecks
• Overtime Eligible
• For those who opt for a long-term contract Konik provides additional benefits

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Konik is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age status as a protected veteran status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other protected class status.

Konik has been a leader in the technical staffing industry for more than 50 years providing the fastest and easiest link between employees and employers. Konik has specialized in placing professional qualified personnel in Minnesota and western Wisconsin businesses since its inception and maintains a strong commitment to customer service.

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