Electrical Harness Test Technician - Onsite, 12‑Month Contract

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

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