Chassis Engineer, Suspension

$110k - $140k

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.
Role Overview
As a Chassis Engineer, Suspension , you will be a foundational member of the engineering team at Harbinger, responsible for the design and delivery of high-performance mechanical suspension systems for our next-generation medium-duty electric vehicle platform. This role spans the entire product lifecycle—from initial benchmarking and architectural definition for front and rear axles to the final release of production-ready components. You will ensure that our electric vans and pickup trucks deliver industry-leading durability, safety, and ride quality while meeting the unique demands of heavy-battery packaging and commercial duty cycles.
Key Responsibilities
System Architecture: Define the mechanical suspension architecture for front and rear axles, ensuring seamless integration with electric drivetrains.
Design & Development: Transition suspension components from early concept through to fully manufacturable parts, including detailed packaging, layout, and refinement.
Benchmarking: Analyze the medium-duty segment to understand and exceed existing mechanical suspension standards for EVs and commercial trucks.
Technical Specifications: Translate vehicle-level requirements into granular component specifications and supplier-facing requirements.
Validation & Testing: Define and execute the Design Validation Plan (DVP), ensuring system safety and functionality with comprehensive reporting.
Supplier Management: Lead automotive suppliers through the Design for Manufacturing (DFM) process, overseeing part delivery, quality reports, and production milestones.
Documentation: Release complete engineering drawings and maintain a rigorous project issue list to ensure program milestones are met.
Required Skills & Experience
Education: * Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (or a related field) + 5 years of relevant experience.
OR Bachelor’s degree + 7 years of relevant experience.
Suspension Design: At least 5 years of experience in automotive suspension design specifically for commercial applications or pickup trucks.
EV Specialization: 5+ years of experience designing suspension systems specifically for electric or hybrid vehicles, with a deep understanding of EV-specific load paths.
CAD Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in CATIA v5 and/or v6, specifically for suspension kinematics modeling and clearance checking.
Manufacturing Expertise: Strong background in forging and casting design with a proven track record of launching multiple parts into production.
Load Path Analysis: Expert understanding of suspension load paths, static/dynamic loads, and the interplay between moving and rotating components.
Travel: Willingness to travel up to 20% domestically for supplier visits and testing.
Preferred Qualifications
Kinematic Automation: Experience developing CATIA v6 macros to automate and report clearances across a full range of suspension travel.
End-to-End Delivery: Demonstrated "cradle-to-grave" product development experience, taking chassis components from a blank sheet to mass production.
Systems Engineering: Strong ability to set high-level design requirements for complex assemblies and drive resolutions for multi-disciplinary technical issues.
Commercial Acumen: Familiarity with the specific durability and payload requirements of the medium-duty delivery and logistics sector.
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
$110,000—$140,000 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.
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