Wire Harness Design Engineer

Wire Harness Design Engineer

ALSO is looking for a Wire Harness Design Engineer to design and integrate electrical wiring, harnesses, connectors, and electromechanical components that enable critical functions of next-generation light electric vehicles.

What You'll Do

• Own the development of vehicle-level interconnect diagrams.
• Collaborate closely with electrical and mechanical engineering teams to define, route, and integrate harnesses into tightly packaged 3D environments.
• Design wire harnesses using 3D CAD (ideally CATIA), ensuring proper mechanical fit, clearances, install paths, and serviceability.
• Select appropriate conductors and connectors based on power requirements, signal integrity, and environmental targets—helping to define those targets where needed.
• Build and modify prototype harnesses using hand tools, 3D-printed parts, and bench equipment; support rapid iteration and debugging.
• Guide the harness from concept to production, including architecture, design, sourcing, testing, validation, and manufacturing.
• Work with contract manufacturers to ensure proper build quality, define test protocols, and support root cause analysis of field and production issues.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ year track record of electromechanical product development with a focus on wire harness assemblies in automotive or robotics applications.
• Strong engineering fundamentals in the areas of mechanics, materials, thermals, and connector design.
• Deep expertise in 3D CAD modeling, drafting, GD&T and utilizing PLM systems for doc and release control.
• Demonstrated success launching components and assemblies with intricate high volume manufacturing processes such as injection molding, stamping, forging, etc..
• Formal mechanical engineering education with focus on hardware design and development.
• Experience in root cause analysis, looking at field failures, diagnosing issues.

The salary for this position ranges from $180,000 to $230,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Perks & Benefits

• Robust health coverage — excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO with FSA & HSA options
• One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates
• Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny
• Flexible time off
• 401(k) match

Why ALSO.

We're passionate about helping the world find a better way to get there—wherever it is you're headed.

We're located in the heart of Silicon Valley and have brought together a world-class team from some of the biggest brands in the technology, automotive, cycling, outdoor recreation and retail spaces.

Together we're working hands-on to imagine, design and build an entirely new solution to a global set of transportation challenges.