Staff Harness Engineering Manager

You will set the technical direction for wire-harness architecture across high-speed, low-voltage, and high-power vehicle systems. You will establish design and quality standards, lead supplier and manufacturing strategy, oversee validation and releases, resolve electrical issues, and manage and mentor harness engineers. Responsibilities ---------------- * Own wire-harness and subassembly architecture across the vehicle platform * Set and enforce harness design standards, review processes, and DFM/DFA practices * Lead make-or-buy and supplier strategy for harness manufacturing * Conduct architecture trade studies covering topology, routing, connectors, EMI, and signal integrity * Govern technical reviews, DVP&R, qualification testing, outsourced manufacturing, and release * Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for escalated electrical issues * Define automated harness-validation tooling and test strategy * Mentor engineers and manage the harness engineering team * Represent harness engineering in cross-functional and executive design reviews Requirements ------------ * Electrical or Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent experience * 10+ years of hardware development experience in automotive, aerospace, or another safety-critical industry * Electrical harness design, architecture, and manufacturing expertise * Experience setting design and quality standards and leading engineers or teams * Root-cause analysis and troubleshooting experience * Knowledge of IPC quality standards including IPC/WHMA-A-620 * CAN, Ethernet, and LIN implementation and on-vehicle debugging experience * Supplier negotiation and external manufacturing-partnership management experience * Technical documentation and leadership presentation skills Benefits -------- * Equity and annual bonuses * Medical, dental, and vision insurance * Infertility benefits * Legal services * Identity and fraud protection * Hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurance * Flexible PTO * 10 paid holidays * Parental leave * Free catered lunch * Free EV charging * Long-term and short-term disability insurance * Life insurance * Wellbeing programs * 401(k) * Commuter benefits * FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and HSA * Referral and patent bonuses