Electrical Engineering Technician

Pave Talent; Hayward (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Pave Talent is hiring on behalf of our client, an advanced vehicle technology company in the San Francisco Bay Area. You join a small hardware test team inside engineering, not a high-volume assembly line.

This is a full-time, on-site position in Hayward, CA with a 12-month contract, and Cirris training is provided if you have not used it. The role focuses on hands-on testing of vehicle harnesses, running Cirris Easy‑Wire tests, inspecting connectors with borescopes, and logging defects for

Qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on wire harness testing, electrical troubleshooting, or electromechanical assembly/rework.
• Able to read 2D harness drawings and use a multimeter.
• Judgment to separate a fixture or test artifact from a real harness defect, and to know when to escalate.
• Able to lift 30 lbs and stand, bend, and reach for long stretches.
• Associate's degree or technical certificate in electronics, electrical technology, or avionics, or equal hands-on experience.
• Cirris or similar harness tester experience.
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification (industry workmanship standard for cable and wire harness assemblies).
• Borescope inspection or milliohmmeter experience.
• Time on more than one harness type or vehicle subsystem.

Responsibilities

• Run Cirris Easy‑Wire tests, using pre‑test analysis, stop‑on‑failure, and continuous loop modes to catch faults before the formal run.
• Inspect connectors with magnifiers and borescopes for backed‑out terminals, bent pins, cracked seals, and contamination.
• Confirm opens, shorts, miswires, and high resistance with a multimeter and a 4‑wire (Kelvin) milliohmmeter.
• Cross‑check results against 2D harness drawings and wire lists.
• Rework connectors: replace clips, secondary locks, and terminals, reseat or re‑terminate wires.
• Load harnesses onto fixtures, set up and tear down test tables, and label adapters.
• Log defects with photos, borescope captures, and clear notes for engineering.

Skills

Reading 2D harness drawings

Multimeter use

Electrical troubleshooting

Hands‑on / practical

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's degree or technical certificate in electronics/electrical technology/avionics

Tools

Cirris harness tester

Borescope inspection

Milliohmmeter (4-wire)

Job description

Full-time, 40 hours per week, on-site in Hayward, CA. 12-month contract. Cirris training provided if you have not used it.

Pave Talent is hiring on behalf of our client, an advanced vehicle technology company in the San Francisco Bay Area. You join a small hardware test team inside engineering, not a high-volume assembly line.

Desired traits

• Techs who want to know why a harness failed, not only that it failed
• People who check with their eyes and their meter before calling a defect
• Hands‑on workers comfortable lifting and loading harnesses as part of a 2 to 3 person crew
• Cross‑trainers who like switching between harness programs instead of one fixed setup

If you want one repetitive station or a desk‑only role, this is not your role.

You work alongside two test operators and partner with engineering and quality on recurring defects. Programs include body, high-speed data, roof, and other vehicle harnesses.

Responsibilities

• Run Cirris Easy‑Wire tests, using pre‑test analysis, stop‑on‑failure, and continuous loop modes to catch faults before the formal run
• Inspect connectors with magnifiers and borescopes for backed‑out terminals, bent pins, cracked seals, and contamination
• Confirm opens, shorts, miswires, and high resistance with a multimeter and a 4‑wire (Kelvin) milliohmmeter
• Cross‑check results against 2D harness drawings and wire lists
• Rework connectors: replace clips, secondary locks, and terminals, reseat or re‑terminate wires
• Load harnesses onto fixtures, set up and tear down test tables, and label adapters
• Log defects with photos, borescope captures, and clear notes for engineering

Requirements

• 2+ years of hands‑on wire harness testing, electrical troubleshooting, or electromechanical assembly and rework (automotive, aerospace, or similar)
• Confident reading 2D harness drawings and using a multimeter
• Judgment to separate a fixture or test artifact from a real harness defect, and to know when to escalat[e]
• Able to lift 30 lbs and stand, bend, and reach for long stretches
• Associate's degree or technical certificate in electronics, electrical technology, or avionics, or equal hands‑on experience
• Cirris or similar harness tester experience
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification (the industry workmanship standard for cable and wire harness assemblies)
• Borescope inspection or milliohmmeter experience
• Time on more than one harness type or vehicle subsystem

Pave Talent and our client are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.