Automotive Electrical Wire Harness Technician

Global Connect Technologies; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Connect Technologies is seeking an Electrical Technician for prototype harness fabrication in Auburn Hills, MI. You will build, modify, and route harnesses, interpret schematics, and work on CAN/LIN wiring within automotive environments.

Ideal candidate has hands-on experience in automotive tech, uses DMMs and crimpers, and can work onsite in a team, supporting engineers during DAQ test bench bring-up.

Qualifications

• Hands-on electrical technician experience in automotive or aerospace.
• Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and connection matrices.
• Experience with automotive harness routing and testing environments.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate, modify, splice, re-work, and route prototype harnesses per change requests.
• Perform precision crimping, depinning, soldering on automotive connectors.
• Read schematics and map electrical circuit paths accurately.
• Use DMMs and test gear to verify continuity and diagnose faults.
• Support DAQ test bench bring-up and sensor integration.
• Maintain ESD safety and secure cable management on site.

Skills

Electrical assembly

Schematic tracing

Team collaboration

On-site work

Education

Associate degree or technical certification

Tools

Wire strippers

Crimpers

Soldering irons

Heat guns

Multimeters

Job description

• Harness Fabrication & Modification: Build, modify, splice, re-work, and route prototype electrical wire harnesses and cable assemblies based on engineering change requests.
• Connector & Terminal Assembly: Perform precision crimping, pinning, depinning, terminal extraction, and high-quality soldering on complex automotive connectors and power distribution modules.
• Schematic Interpretation: Read and interpret complex electrical schematics, vehicle wiring diagrams, blueprints, and engineering wire lists to map out electrical circuit paths accurately.
• Circuit Diagnostics: Utilize digital multi-meters (DMM), circuit testers, and specialized diagnostic gear to perform continuity verification, track grounding defects, and isolate short/open circuits.
• Bench Instrumentation Support: Fabricate custom overlay harnesses, splice in specialized test sensors (thermocouples, pressure sensors, strain gauges), and assist engineers with data acquisition (DAQ) test bench bring-up.
• Quality & Safety: Maintain strict adherence to ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) safety practices, wire color-code tracking, and secure cable management standards (heat-shrinking, Loom wrapping, zip-tying).

Required Qualifications (Must-Haves)

• Experience Tier: hands-on experience working specifically as an Electrical Technician, Wire Harness Assembler, or Prototype Shop Mechanic within the automotive or aerospace industry.
• Technical Tool Competency: Proven dexterity using manual electrical assembly tools: wire strippers, mechanical/pneumatic crimpers, soldering irons, terminal keys, heat guns, and multi-meters.
• Schematic Literacy: Solid capability to read and trace multi-line schematics, connection matrix drawings, and distinguish complex, multi-colored wiring runs safely.
• Physical Setting Comfort: Ability to work on-site in a vehicle garage or test lab, navigate vehicle interior panels to route wiring harness bundles, and collaborate in team environments.

Preferred / Desired Background

• Prior experience working on prototype vehicles inside a major Automotive OEM or Tier-1 Supplier workshop (e.g., Stellantis, Ford, GM, Roush, FEV, Magna).
• Familiarity with automotive network physical layers (splicing twisted pairs for CAN, CAN-FD, or LIN bus streams).
• Associate Degree or Technical Certification in Automotive Technology, Mechatronics, or Electrical Engineering Technology.