Wire Harness Technician

Spanidea; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Spanidea is seeking an experienced Harness Technician to build and troubleshoot low-voltage wire harnesses for prototype vehicles and test benches. You will cut, strip, crimp, solder, label, and terminate connectors, following engineering drawings and pinout tables.

You will install harnesses in prototypes, ensuring proper grounding and secure routing, and support bench testing with breakout boxes and test fixtures.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, harness drawings, and pinout tables.
• Experience building and troubleshooting low-voltage wire harnesses in automotive, aerospace, or industrial environments.
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification or willingness to obtain it within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Build, fabricate, and assemble low-voltage wire harnesses based on engineering drawings, schematics, and pinout tables.
• Perform wire cutting, stripping, crimping, splicing, soldering, labeling, and connector termination.
• Install and route wire harnesses in prototype vehicles and test benches, ensuring proper grounding, protection, and secure routing.
• Work with automotive connectors and wiring interfaces, including Deutsch, TE, Molex, Amphenol, CAN, Ethernet, USB, and GMSL.
• Perform continuity, isolation, pull-force, and functional testing using digital multimeters (DMMs) and harness testing equipment.
• Troubleshoot wiring issues such as open circuits, short circuits, intermittent connections, voltage drops, and grounding problems.
• Update harnesses based on engineering changes and maintain accurate revision records and as-built documentation.
• Support vehicle and bench testing by building breakout boxes, instrumentation harnesses, and test fixtures.

Skills

read electrical schematics

interpret harness drawings

build and troubleshoot harnesses

3+ years experience

pinout tables

Education

IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification

Tools

Crimping tools

Pull testers

Digital multimeters (DMMs)

CAN tools

Capital Harness design tools

RapidHarness

CATIA Electrical

Job description

• Build, fabricate, and assemble low-voltage wire harnesses based on engineering drawings, schematics, and pinout tables.
• Perform wire cutting, stripping, crimping, splicing, soldering, labeling, and connector termination.
• Install and route wire harnesses in prototype vehicles and test benches, ensuring proper grounding, protection, and secure routing.
• Work with automotive connectors and wiring interfaces, including Deutsch, TE, Molex, Amphenol, CAN, Ethernet, USB, and GMSL.
• Perform continuity, isolation, pull-force, and functional testing using digital multimeters (DMMs) and harness testing equipment.
• Troubleshoot wiring issues such as open circuits, short circuits, intermittent connections, voltage drops, and grounding problems.
• Update harnesses based on engineering changes and maintain accurate revision records and as-built documentation.
• Support vehicle and bench testing by building breakout boxes, instrumentation harnesses, and test fixtures.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience building and troubleshooting low-voltage wire harnesses in automotive, aerospace, or industrial environments.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, harness drawings, and pinout tables.
• Hands-on experience with crimping tools, pull testers, digital multimeters, and basic CAN tools.
• Knowledge of 12V/24V vehicle electrical systems, wire gauge selection, grounding, fusing, and circuit protection.
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification or willingness to obtain it within 90 days.
• Ability to work comfortably in prototype vehicles and confined spaces.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with harness design tools such as Capital, RapidHarness, or CATIA Electrical.