Senior Electrical Harness Engineer

The role

You will own the design and integration of wire harnesses that connect the controllers, sensors, and subsystems of autonomous vehicles. The work runs from concept through prototype builds and production launch, with direct work with suppliers and the assembly plant.

What you will do

• Own assigned harness families end to end, from concept through drawing release, prototype builds, and production launch.
• Define and own harness routing and 3D packaging in CATIA V5/V6, optimizing for mass, cost, packaging space, serviceability, and assembly.
• Create and release 2D harness manufacturing drawings and wire lists in Capital Harness (Siemens); read electrical schematics and give feedback to the electrical architecture team.
• Select clips, connectors, terminals, seals, and wire; size circuits for power consumption, voltage drop, and fuse protection; define electrical interfaces and endpoints.
• Resolve technical issues including EMI, thermal protection, chafe/abrasion, mechanical strain, and environmental sealing.
• Lead packaging and design reviews, develop and execute Design Verification and DFM, and contribute to DFMEA.
• Work directly and independently with harness suppliers from prototype development through design reviews, production readiness, and change implementation.
• Support early prototype and pilot builds at the assembly plant, troubleshooting build and vehicle issues.
• Collaborate with electrical architecture, mechanical/packaging, manufacturing, and quality teams.
• Develop and improve engineering processes, design guidelines, best practices, and component libraries.

Required qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Electromechanical Engineering
• 8+ years of wire harness / EDS design experience, preferably in automotive (aerospace, heavy truck, or similar also considered)
• Proficiency in 3D CAD for harness routing and packaging, preferably CATIA V5 or V6 (3DEXPERIENCE)
• Experience with 2D harness design software, preferably Siemens Capital Harness
• Ability to translate electrical schematics into 2D drawings and 3D routing, including connector and terminal selection, wire sizing, and electrical interfaces
• Experience selecting and validating harness components (clips, wires, terminals, seals)
• Working knowledge of automotive EE communication (CAN, LIN) and low-voltage power distribution architectures
• Hands-on experience supporting vehicle development and industrialization, from prototype through production launch
• Experience working directly with harness suppliers on design reviews and production readiness

Nice to have

• Experience launching a mass-production vehicle program through Start of Production
• Familiarity with LV and HV connection systems, seals, and terminal retention for electric vehicles
• Design of harness brackets, clips, and protection hardware in plastic and sheet metal, with DFM knowledge (injection molding, stamping)
• Experience with DFMEA and cost/reliability trade-off analysis
• Understanding of signal integrity, EMC/EMI, grounding, and shielding
• Experience with high-speed automotive communication harnesses (Automotive Ethernet, GMSL, A2B, CAN)
• Experience with Capital/Mentor Graphics Topology and HarnessXC bridging
• Hands-on use of harness test equipment (continuity testers, multimeters, oscilloscopes) and prototype vehicle instrumentation
• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence in an iterative development environment

About the company

Zoox develops autonomous vehicles. This role sits within its Electrical Systems Team.