Staff, Harness Engineering Manager
Core
Lead harness architecture and strategy for an autonomous vehicle platform, managing wire harness design across high-speed, low-voltage, and high-power systems.
Role type
Staff, Harness Engineering Manager
Builds
Autonomous ground transportation vehicles for commercial trucking and the U.S. Department of Defense
Domain
Autonomous vehicles / Commercial trucking / Electrical systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Electrical harness design and architecture, System-level manufacturing strategy, Root cause analysis, Supplier negotiation, IPC quality standards, Hardware bus debugging (CAN, Ethernet, LIN), Technical leadership
Preferred skills
Automotive or aerospace hardware development experience, Cross-functional alignment, Automated validation tooling definition
Technologies
CAN, Ethernet, LIN, IPC/WHMA-A-620
Responsibilities
Own technical strategy and architecture for wire harness and subassembly design; Set and enforce design standards and DFM/DFA practices; Drive make/buy and supplier strategy for harness manufacturing; Lead trade studies on harness architecture; Own full program lifecycle governance including qualification testing; Lead or oversee root cause analysis on complex electrical system issues; Mentor and manage a harness engineering team
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
