Subsea Wiring Harness Engineer

Endurance Energy Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and Vision coverage

Flexible PTO

Global fieldwork

Hands-on deployment experience

Company boat access

Meals and snacks

Job summary

Endurance Energy Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Cable Harness Specialist to partner with our Harness Engineer and design marine wiring harnesses for subsea systems.

You will own harness build and test end-to-end, translating termination specs into finished, tested assemblies, setting up workspace, tooling, and documenting results while contributing to design-for-manufacturing improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience building and troubleshooting complex wiring harnesses as an electronics technician, electrical technician, or similar role
• Strong practical understanding of connectors, crimping, splicing, shielding, grounding, cable management, and over-molding techniques and equipment
• Strong soldering skills, including fine-pitch and board-level work
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, and dimensional layout drawings
• Experience with hipot testing and electrical test equipment such as digital multimeters, milli-ohm meters, and insulation testers
• Experience creating work instructions or build standards, and training others to follow them
• High ownership mindset and ability to operate independently with minimal supervision
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, prototype-driven environment where designs evolve rapidly
• Strong communication skills and ability to work closely with engineers
• Able to lift 50 lbs

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Harness Engineer to design and manufacture high reliability submarine wiring harnesses for subsea deployment and test systems
• Perform precision termination work: cutting, stripping, crimping, splicing, soldering, and overmolding
• Select connectors, wire types, shielding, and routing appropriate for subsea and harsh environments, applying best practices for grounding, EMI mitigation, and signal integrity
• Pressure-proof and hipot test finished harnesses, and record and manage traceable test results
• Set up and maintain the harness assembly and test workspace
• Maintain inventory of terminations, cable, connectors, and associated assembly consumables and hardware
• Write work instructions and build-and-test standards, and train other team members to follow them
• Read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, and dimensional layout drawings
• Document builds, issues, and fixes clearly for engineering and QA traceability
• Troubleshoot harness and electrical faults across test systems and deployed hardware
• Contribute to safe electrical practices across the lab and test environments

Skills

Harness assembly

Electrical test gear

Fine-pitch soldering

Schematic interpretation

Wiring diagrams

Traceability

Electronics basics

Tools

DMMs

Milli-ohm meters

Insulation testers

Job description

Endurance Energy Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Cable Harness Specialist to partner with our Harness Engineer and design marine wiring harnesses for subsea systems.

You will own harness build and test end-to-end, translating termination specs into finished, tested assemblies, setting up workspace, tooling, and documenting results while contributing to design-for-manufacturing improvements.