Electrical Integration Engineer: Vehicle Wiring & CAN

HIVE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hive seeks an Electrical Integration Engineer to own the electrical interface between the Hive autonomy system and every customer vehicle. You will design robust electrical integrations for demanding industrial environments and lead on-vehicle bring-up and troubleshooting.

You will analyze vehicle architectures, select components, and produce detailed harness drawings, BOMs, and installation docs while traveling to customer sites to ensure successful deployments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in automotive, off-highway, robotics, industrial, or vehicle electrical systems.
• Experience designing wiring harnesses and low-voltage power distribution systems.
• Strong understanding of connectors, grounding, shielding, circuit protection, and EMC practices.
• Experience with CAN and J1939 physical interfaces.
• Proficiency with electrical CAD and harness design tools.
• Hands-on experience with multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and CAN tools.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical systems directly on vehicles.
• Experience producing release-quality drawings, BOMs, and build documentation.
• Willingness to travel regularly and work in customer facilities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze existing vehicle electrical architectures and interfaces.
• Design vehicle wiring harnesses, power distribution, grounding, protection, and I/O circuits.
• Select connectors, cables, fuses, relays, contactors, and other electrical components.
• Define electrical interfaces between Hive hardware and OEM vehicle systems.
• Design CAN physical connections, termination, isolation, and signal protection.
• Produce schematics, harness drawings, connector tables, BOMs, and installation documentation.
• Validate voltage drop, power quality, continuity, grounding, and communication integrity.
• Support electrical safety reviews and fault analysis.
• Lead electrical bring-up and troubleshooting on customer machines.
• Guide technicians through harness assembly, installation, testing, and rework.
• Improve reusable electrical integration standards and components.

Skills

Electrical systems

Wiring harness design

CAN/J1939 knowledge

Electrical CAD

Vehicle troubleshooting

Tools

Electrical CAD tools

Harness design tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

CAN tools

Job description

Hive seeks an Electrical Integration Engineer to own the electrical interface between the Hive autonomy system and every customer vehicle. You will design robust electrical integrations for demanding industrial environments and lead on-vehicle bring-up and troubleshooting.

You will analyze vehicle architectures, select components, and produce detailed harness drawings, BOMs, and installation docs while traveling to customer sites to ensure successful deployments.