Senior Harness Engineer for Advanced Robotic Systems

The Consulting Solutions; Spain, San Francisco (TX, CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

In-office 4 days a week

Job summary

OpenAI seeks a Senior Harness Engineer to drive the development and integration of custom wire harnesses for advanced robotic systems. You will own static and dynamic wire harness development from early architecture through prototype validation and system integration, partnering closely with mechanical, electrical, reliability, and manufacturing teams.

This role focuses on the design, integration and development of custom wire harness solutions including round wire, FPCs, connector selection,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Robotics, Mechatronics, or related field.
• 7+ years designing and scaling custom wire harnesses or FPCs.
• Strong understanding of connector types and wire types.
• Proficiency with CAD and PLM tools (NX, Teamcenter) and related workflows.
• Experience validating hardware through EVT/DVT to production.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and integration of custom wire harnesses and/or flexible printed circuits (FPC).
• Build and validate prototypes through hands-on bring-up, debugging, characterization, and iterative refinement.
• Develop test methodologies and characterization infrastructure for wire harness performance, reliability, durability, and failure analysis.
• Analyze test data to identify limitations, failure modes, and opportunities for design improvement.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and supplier partners to transition designs from prototype to scalable production-ready assemblies.
• Contribute to wire harness sourcing strategy, vendor qualification, prototype builds, and supply-chain development.
• Document designs, interfaces, validation results, and engineering decisions to support long-term maintainability and production readiness.
• Help establish engineering standards, integration practices, and development workflows for future robotic platforms.

Skills

Wire harness design

FPC design

CAD (NX)

PLM (Teamcenter)

Validation planning

Reliability testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or related field

Tools

NX CAD

Teamcenter

Job description

OpenAI seeks a Senior Harness Engineer to drive the development and integration of custom wire harnesses for advanced robotic systems. You will own static and dynamic wire harness development from early architecture through prototype validation and system integration, partnering closely with mechanical, electrical, reliability, and manufacturing teams.

This role focuses on the design, integration and development of custom wire harness solutions including round wire, FPCs, connector selection,