Harness Engineer

Compensation

$266K – $380K • Offers Equity

The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. If the role is non-exempt, overtime pay will be provided consistent with applicable laws. In addition to the salary range listed above, total compensation also includes generous equity, performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
• Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
• Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
• 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
• Mental health and wellness support
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
• Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
• Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
• Relocation support for eligible employees
• Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.

About the Team

Our Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and pushing towards AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world settings. Working across the entire model stack, we integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the constraints of physical systems to improve peoples’ lives.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Harness Engineer to drive the development and integration of custom wire harnesses for advanced robotic systems. You will own static and dynamic wire harness development from early architecture through prototype validation and system integration, partnering closely with mechanical, electrical, reliability, and manufacturing teams.

This role focuses on the design, integration and development of custom wire harness solutions including round wire, FPCs, connector selection, strain relief features, dynamic harness simulation and modeling. You will work closely with the mechanical engineering, actuator and electrical engineering teams to drive harness design across the full engineering lifecycle while establishing scalable in house design, test, and integration practices for future robotic platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and integration of custom wire harnesses and/or flexible printed circuits (FPC).
• Build and validate prototypes through hands-on bring-up, debugging, characterization, and iterative refinement.
• Develop test methodologies and characterization infrastructure for wire harness performance, reliability, durability, and failure analysis.
• Analyze test data to identify limitations, failure modes, and opportunities for design improvement.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and supplier partners to transition designs from prototype to scalable production-ready assemblies.
• Contribute to wire harness sourcing strategy, vendor qualification, prototype builds, and supply-chain development.
• Document designs, interfaces, validation results, and engineering decisions to support long-term maintainability and production readiness.
• Help establish engineering standards, integration practices, and development workflows for future robotic platforms.

Requirements

• Have strong intuition for designing high-performance electromechanical systems and understanding the tradeoffs between performance, robustness, manufacturability, and cost.
• Enjoy operating at both subsystem and system levels, balancing wire harness and/or flexible printed circuit design with overall robot integration needs.
• Are highly hands-on and enjoy building, debugging, instrumenting, and testing hardware directly.
• Can move fluidly between first-principles analysis, rapid prototyping, and production-oriented engineering decisions.
• Are comfortable working in fast-moving environments with evolving requirements and aggressive technical goals.
• Have a strong sense of ownership and proactively drive cross-functional alignment to unblock progress.
• Communicate clearly across disciplines and can collaborate effectively with research, controls, manufacturing, and operations teams.
• Care deeply about engineering rigor while maintaining the ability to iterate quickly.
• Are motivated by enabling the next generation of intelligent robotic systems through differentiated hardware capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience designing and scaling custom wire harnesses and/or flexible printed circuits.
• Strong understanding of connector types across all size ranges and wire types.
• Proficiency with CAD and PLM tools, such as NX and Teamcenter, or equivalent systems.
• Experience developing validation plans, reliability testing, and failure analysis workflows.
• Experience scaling hardware systems from prototype through EVT/DVT/PVT and into production is a plus.