Job#: 3059123 Job Description: Advanced Hardware Engineering - Electrical Engineering Technician
Location: Foster City, California (On-site)
Role Overview
The sensor emulation and test infrastructure team requires an Electrical Engineering Technician to support upcoming test asset builds and maintain physical laboratory environments. This position focuses on building and maintaining physical infrastructure, designing and kitting wiring harnesses, racking and wiring server infrastructure, and assembling hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test benches used to validate automotive Electronic Control Units (ECUs) and autonomy systems. The selected candidate will manage harness designs end-to-end with engineering guidance and oversee day-to-day operations to keep the laboratory space stocked, organized, and running efficiently.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build wiring harnesses for HIL test benches and rack builds by translating schematics into pinout diagrams.
- Select appropriate connectors, wire gauges, and shielding to ensure signal integrity and durability.
- Cut, strip, crimp, terminate, and test each harness for continuity, shorts, and correct pinout prior to installation.
- Install compute nodes, network switches, and power units in racks following layout diagrams, organizing and labeling all power and data cables.
- Manage day-to-day operations including kitting and staging parts, maintaining inventory of connectors, wire, and consumables, and tracking asset tags and serial numbers.
- Troubleshoot hardware faults such as damaged cables, failed power supply units, and loose connections.
- Partner with test and validation engineers to reproduce issues and escalate complex failures with detailed findings.
- Maintain current build documentation, including pinout tables, bills of materials (BOMs), wiring diagrams, rack elevations, and revision history.
Required Qualifications
Education: Associate degree or vocational/technical certification in electronics or electromechanical technology, or equivalent hands-on experience.
Experience: Three or more years of hands-on experience in a laboratory, bench technician, or data center hardware environment.
Technical Skills: Demonstrated experience in wiring harness design and fabrication, including schematic translation, connector selection, and crimping automotive-grade connectors (such as Molex, Amphenol, or Rosenberger). Experience racking and cabling servers and network equipment according to rack elevation drawings is required. Proficiency with hand tools, torque tools, crimpers, and bench equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies) is essential, along with the ability to lift and move equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Direct experience working with automotive ECUs, embedded systems, or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test benches.
- Board-level surface-mount technology (SMT) rework capability down to 0402 or 0201 components, and ball grid array (BGA) rework.
- IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification or equivalent training in harness workmanship standards.
- Familiarity with harness design CAD tools, 3D CAD software (SolidWorks or CATIA), and product lifecycle management (PLM) systems.
- Basic proficiency with the Linux command line for host verification (ping, SSH, checking service status) and simple scripting in Python or Bash.
Compensation & Benefits
A comprehensive benefits package is available to eligible employees. Details regarding specific health plans, wellness programs, and retirement options will be provided during the selection process.
Company Overview & Culture
This organization focuses on developing advanced technology solutions to redefine modern transportation. The laboratory environment encourages safety, collaboration, precision, and continuous improvement in engineering standards.
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