Senior EV Wire Harness Engineer – Prototype & Integration

Energy Jobline ZR; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Technology is seeking a Senior Wire Harness & Electrical Integration Technician to join a Southern California prototype EV program in Carlsbad, CA. The role centers on hands-on harness fabrication, modification, testing, and troubleshooting within a dynamic engineering team.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience with complex harness assemblies, varied connector systems, and adherence to wiring standards. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity in a fast-paced development environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in electrical wire harness fabrication, assembly, integration, or troubleshooting.
• Experience building complex, multi-branch wiring harnesses.
• Knowledge of connector types, terminals, pin configurations, and assembly techniques.
• Experience with different wire gauges, lengths, coding, routing, and termination.
• Understanding of crimping techniques and tooling.
• Ability to read and interpret detailed harness drawings and documentation.
• Fabrication from engineering drawings and specifications.
• Ability to identify pinouts, damaged connectors, and harness faults.
• Proficiency with test equipment (multimeters, scopes, CAN analyzers).
• Attention to detail and quality workmanship.
• Adaptability to prototype development environments.

Responsibilities

• Build, assemble, modify, and troubleshoot complex multi-branch electrical wiring harnesses.
• Work with various connector types, terminals, and wire configurations.
• Interpret harness drawings, wiring diagrams, pinouts, BOMs, and engineering docs.
• Measure, cut, strip, crimp, terminate, route, bundle, and label wires to specs.
• Use crimping tools and specialized harness assembly equipment.
• Assemble and troubleshoot connectors with multiple pins and terminations.
• Build harnesses with varying branches and routing requirements.
• Perform continuity testing and pin-to-pin verification.
• Inspect harness workmanship, connector integrity, and routing.
• Modify/rework harnesses as designs change; support integration into prototype systems.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers and technicians; assist with diagnostics.
• Document work, test results, and issues identified.

Skills

5+ years experience

Multi-branch harnesses

Connector knowledge

Wire gauges and lengths

Crimping techniques

Read/interpret drawings

Fabricate from drawings

Pinouts and terminations

Multimeters / test gear

Detail-oriented

Prototype environment

Tools

Oscilloscopes

CAN analyzers

Multimeters

Job description

CDM Technology is seeking a Senior Wire Harness & Electrical Integration Technician to join a Southern California prototype EV program in Carlsbad, CA. The role centers on hands-on harness fabrication, modification, testing, and troubleshooting within a dynamic engineering team.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience with complex harness assemblies, varied connector systems, and adherence to wiring standards. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity in a fast-paced development environment.