Electrical Lab Technician: Harnesses, HIL & Racks

HireArt; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pre‑tax commuter benefits

Healthcare benefits provided by HireAr

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Disability and life insurance (Buy‑in)

401k plan

Job summary

HireArt is hiring an Electrical Engineering Technician to design and build wiring harnesses and HIL test benches in Foster City, CA. You will assemble hardware and manage lab operations, from inventory to documentation, ensuring safe and efficient test environments.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with wiring, connectors (Molex/Amphenol/Rosenberger), rack integration, and lab maintenance, with strong problem-solving skills and independence in a lab setting.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or vocational/technical certification in electronics or equivalent hands‑on experience.
• 3+ years of hands‑on lab or data center hardware experience.
• Wiring harness design and build experience with wiring diagrams and pinouts; select connectors and wire gauges; crimping and terminating automotive‑grade connectors.
• Experience with connector systems such as Molex, Amphenol, Rosenberger, including backshell assembly and strain relief.
• Experience independently racking and cabling servers and network equipment from rack elevation drawings, including structured cabling and power distribution.
• Lab/stockroom maintenance: inventory, kitting builds, tool calibration, and organized workspaces.
• Proficiency with hand tools, torque tools, crimpers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, and power supplies.
• Working knowledge of AC/DC electrical safety and ESD handling practices.
• Ability to lift and move rack equipment up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and validate wiring harnesses for HIL test benches and rack builds, including pinouts and electrical testing.
• Install and wire compute nodes, network switches, power units, and related test assets with organized power and data cabling.
• Manage lab operations: build kitting, inventory, asset tracking, tool calibration, workspace organization, and safety practices.
• Diagnose hardware faults and collaborate with Test and Validation Engineers to troubleshoot issues.
• Maintain build documentation: pinout tables, BOMs, wiring diagrams, rack elevations, revision histories, and known issues.

Skills

Wiring harness design

Wiring diagrams & pinouts

Electrical troubleshooting

Lab maintenance & inventory

Electrical safety

Hand tool proficiency

Independent lab work

Documentation practices

Cable management

Rigging & cabling servers

Education

Associate degree or technical cert in electronics

Hands-on lab experience

Tools

Molex connectors & backshells

Amphenol connectors

Rosenberger connectors

Crimping tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Torque tools

Power supplies

Job description

HireArt is hiring an Electrical Engineering Technician to design and build wiring harnesses and HIL test benches in Foster City, CA. You will assemble hardware and manage lab operations, from inventory to documentation, ensuring safe and efficient test environments.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with wiring, connectors (Molex/Amphenol/Rosenberger), rack integration, and lab maintenance, with strong problem-solving skills and independence in a lab setting.