Quality Engineer, Electrical

$120k - $180k

Full-time

Harbinger Motors

About Harbinger
Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s 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.
Job Overview
We are looking for a Quality Engineer (Electrical) with broad responsibilities across electrical and electronic assemblies. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality of electrical architecture, control systems, and electronic components throughout their life cycle. This role involves collaborating with suppliers, product designers, and production teams to establish and maintain quality standards, troubleshoot complex electrical issues, and drive continuous improvement. The Electrical Quality Engineer will act as a liaison between the company's cross-functional engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams. Responsibilities include defining electrical quality standards, performing root cause analysis on electrical and electronic failures, defining inspection standards, end-of-line test controls, quality gates, and determining corrective actions. A successful Electrical Quality Engineer should have excellent analytical and electrical troubleshooting skills and be able to ensure that processes and products are consistently improved.
What You’ll Do
Monitor electrical and electronic quality performance metrics, proactively identifying and escalating emerging high-impact issues using process, end-of-line test, and warranty data for early resolution.
Drive timely root cause analysis and resolution by engaging and holding cross-functional teams accountable with a data-driven approach to ensure root cause is identified and resolved (e.g., electrical noise, signal integrity loss, component failure, assembly defects).
Implement continuous improvement by driving lessons learned into relevant electrical design and manufacturing processes.
Develop and track data-driven metrics for issue monitoring, electrical yields, and corrective action effectiveness.
Create innovative tools and processes to enhance efficiency, electrical test coverage, and scalability across production.
Continuously develop electrical quality standards, quality control systems, and manufacturing and supplier quality protocols for Harbinger’s electrical harnesses, power distribution units, controllers, and PCBAs.
Perform thorough inspection and testing of materials, equipment, processes, and products (including Hi-Pot testing, continuity, resistance, and functional electrical testing) to ensure meticulous compliance with specifications.
Support the assembly team with electrical distribution units, high/low-voltage wiring harnesses, controllers, and electrical test equipment buyoff, conducting technical and statistical investigations concerning quality issues, test methods, and equipment.
Formulate effective corrective actions, solutions, and enhancements for supplier, production, and product-related challenges specific to vehicle electrical systems.
Participate in design reviews (DFMEA/PFMEA) alongside design engineering and manufacturing teams to mitigate manufacturing, wiring routing, grounding, and assembly risks linked to electrical components.
Lead and instruct interdisciplinary efforts to conduct Root Cause analysis (8D, 5-Why) for both internal and external electrical and electronic products, ensuring timely responses and validation of corrective actions to prevent non-conformances.
Lead MRB (Material Review Board) meetings and act as a quality representative within the engineering change control board for vehicle electrical systems and electronic sub-assemblies.
Who You Are
You are a hands-on engineer that loves to solve complex technical problems. You have a bias for action and continuous improvement.
You are energetic, passionate about electrical quality, and committed to delivering best-in-class products.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical field.
3 to 5 years of pertinent experience in manufacturing quality or supplier quality engineering involving automotive/EV electrical systems, wiring harnesses, PCBAs, power electronics, or equivalent products.
ASQ Certifications such as Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), Certified Quality Manager (CQM), Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, or higher, are preferred.
Proficiency in ISO 9001:2018 or IATF 16949 standards is highly desired.
Familiarity with fundamental quality core tools including Quality Management Systems, Supplier and Internal Audits, APQP, SPC, GR&R, PPAP, FMEA (DFMEA/PFMEA), and Control Plans.
Strong analytical, electrical troubleshooting, verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills are essential.
Excellent project management skills, capable of managing multiple projects concurrently.
Solid understanding of vehicle electrical architecture (CAN/LIN bus communication, high and low voltage distribution, grounding strategies, PCBAs, and wire harness fabrication) is required.
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
Key Benefits & Perks
Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
Early-stage Stock Options
Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
Annual Vacation Bonus
Wellness & Fertility Benefits
Cell Phone Stipend
Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens
California Pay Range
$120,000—$180,000 USD
Equal Opportunity
Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at View email address on ev.careers.
Candidate Data Privacy
Harbinger may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our HR, legal, and finance teams, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbinger’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting.

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