Sr. Wiring Harness Quality Technician (Contract)
Garden Grove, CA - USA
Job Summary
About Harbinger
Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbingers best-in-class team of EV battery and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form Revolutionary Foundation.
Harbinger Motors is seeking a highly skilled Sr. Wiring Harness Quality Technician to support the assembly and quality auditing of prototype Low Voltage (LV) and High Voltage (HV) wire harnesses. This is a contract-to-hire position requiring on-site attendance five days a week at our Garden Grove facility. This role is critical in ensuring our prototype vehicles meet the highest standards of electrical safety and performance.
- Assembly & Integration: Build install and repair complex LV and HV harnesses according to detailed technical drawings & schematics.
- Quality Auditing: Perform 100% visual and mechanical inspections on in-house builds focusing on routing labeling tie-wrap tension and overall workmanship.
- Verification & Testing: Conduct crimp height analysis pull-tests and terminal seating audits to ensure electrical and mechanical integrity.
- Precision Measurement: Use calipers & tape measures to verify harness lengths and breakout points against engineering specifications.
- Documentation: Maintain rigorous audit logs and redline engineering drawings when discrepancies or design improvements are identified.
- Precision Soldering: Utilize microscopes to solder components onto PCBAs and perform wire-to-board terminations.
- Continuous Improvement: Partner with the engineering and production teams to perform root-cause analysis on defects and suggest process optimizations.
- Lab Stewardship: Maintain a clean organized and safe laboratory environment (5S).
- Experience: 5 years of experience building complex wire harnesses from scratch.
- Technical Proficiency: Mastery of industry-standard crimping terminating splicing and shielding techniques.
- PCBA Skills: Proven experience soldering components onto PCBAs under a microscope.
- Schematic Literacy: Advanced ability to interpret complex wiring diagrams electrical schematics and mechanical assembly drawings.
- Adaptability: Ability to multi-task and pivot quickly in a fast-paced prototype environment.
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent; technical trade school certification is a plus.
- IPC Certification: Current or prior IPC/WHMA-A-620 (Certified IPC Specialist) status.
- Soldering Standards: Familiarity with J-STD-001 for soldered electrical and electronic assemblies.
- EV Experience: Knowledge of high-voltage safety protocols and orange-cable handling/shielding.
- Lean Methodologies: Experience with 5S Six Sigma or similar quality management frameworks.
- Pay Range: $30.00 $40.00 per hour commensurate with experience.
- Overtime: Available and expected based on project milestones.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Familiar form. Revolutionary foundation. Harbinger Motors is a EV manufacturer focused on commercial vehicles.