Robotics Wire Harness Design Engineer

Cobot; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation stipend

Medical/dental/vision plans

401(k)

Job summary

Collaborative Robotics in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Wire Harness Mechanical Engineer to own the design, routing, release, build, validation, and production support for wire harnesses and cable assemblies used in our robots and related hardware.

You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, systems, and manufacturing teams to optimize harness architecture, resolve interfaces, and ensure manufacturability. On-site relocation stipend is available for relocation to the Santa Clara office.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of professional experience designing and releasing wire harnesses or cable assemblies for complex electromechanical products, including direct ownership from design through physical build or validation.
• Experience with 3D CAD cable routing and production-release documentation, including drawings, BOMs, wire lists, or equivalent manufacturing definitions.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and interconnect diagrams and apply practical knowledge of routing, connector selection, strain relief, bend radius, shielding, grounding, clearances, and serviceability.
• Hands-on experience supporting prototype or first-article builds and troubleshooting physical or electrical integration issues.
• Highly motivated teammate with excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Enjoy working in a fast paced, collaborative and dynamic start-up environment as part of a small team.
• Willing to occasionally travel.
• Must have and maintain US work authorization.

Responsibilities

• Own wire harness and cable assembly designs from requirements through routing, release, build, validation, and production support, partnering with a senior engineer on harness architecture.
• Translate electrical schematics and interconnect requirements into accurate 3D routes, 2D drawings, BOMs, wire lists, and manufacturing documentation.
• Define routing, wire and cable selection, lengths, connectors, terminals, protective coverings, strain relief, bend radii, retention, clearances, service loops, and assembly access.
• Partner with mechanical, electrical, systems, test, and manufacturing engineers to resolve interfaces and make practical tradeoffs across reliability, packaging, serviceability, cost, and schedule.
• Support prototype and first-article builds, diagnose mechanical and electrical issues, and rapidly incorporate physical-build learning into the design.
• Develop and support validation for continuity, voltage drop, signal integrity, environmental performance, and mechanical durability.
• Work directly with suppliers and manufacturing partners to improve buildability, quality, repeatability, inspection, and production readiness.
• Develop reusable design standards, component libraries, and best practices for harnessing across Cobot hardware programs.
• Create and maintain a 2D and 3D electrical component library from the ground up.

Skills

3D CAD cable routing

Electrical schematics reading

Prototype support

Collaborative teamwork

Willingness to travel

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

CATIA

NX

Creo

Job description

Collaborative Robotics in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Wire Harness Mechanical Engineer to own the design, routing, release, build, validation, and production support for wire harnesses and cable assemblies used in our robots and related hardware.

You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, systems, and manufacturing teams to optimize harness architecture, resolve interfaces, and ensure manufacturability. On-site relocation stipend is available for relocation to the Santa Clara office.