# Lead Harness Technician, Hardware Test

**Company:** [Shield AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/shield-ai)
**Location:** Dallas, TX
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $75k – $112k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** wire harnesses, cable assemblies, electrical schematics, crimping, soldering, shielding, connector assembly, continuity testing, insulation resistance testing, ipc/whma-a-620, solidworks electrical, autocad electrical
**Posted:** 2026-07-08

> Lead the Hardware Test Harness Team in fabricating, integrating, and troubleshooting complex wire harnesses and cable assemblies for V-BAT and X-BAT test systems. Provide technical direction, mentorship, and process improvements while staying hands-on with build and verification activities. Requires 5+ years of harness fabrication experience in aerospace or similar industries plus prior technical leadership.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
- Build, modify, repair, and validate complex wire harnesses and cable assemblies supporting Hardware Test systems for V-BAT and X-BAT.
- Lead daily activities for the Hardware Test Harness Team, providing technical guidance, work prioritization, and mentorship to harness technicians.
- Establish and continuously improve harness fabrication processes, quality standards, documentation, and best practices.
- Interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, connector pinouts, wire lists, and engineering drawings to build production-quality harnesses.
- Assemble and integrate harnesses into electrical and electromechanical test stands, fixtures, and laboratory equipment.
- Perform continuity testing, insulation resistance testing, and functional verification to ensure harness quality and reliability.
- Troubleshoot wiring issues, connector failures, and integration problems to support development and production test operations.
- Partner with engineers during new test stand development to provide manufacturability feedback and improve harness serviceability.
- Support configuration management by maintaining harness documentation, revisions, bills of materials, and work instructions.
- Coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure materials and components are available to meet project schedules.
- Support laboratory operations by responding to emergent issues and performing repairs that minimize test downtime.
- Foster a culture of craftsmanship, safety, accountability, and continuous improvement within the Harness Team.

## Required qualifications
- 5+ years of experience building wire harnesses, cable assemblies, or electrical systems in aerospace, defense, automotive, robotics, or similar industries.
- Demonstrated experience leading technicians or serving as a technical lead on hardware build activities.
- Strong ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, connector pinouts, and engineering drawings.
- Hands-on experience with harness fabrication techniques including crimping, soldering, shielding, splicing, labeling, and connector assembly.
- Experience performing electrical verification including continuity testing, insulation resistance testing, and troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with aerospace-quality workmanship standards and documentation practices.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to balance multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven history of taking ownership, delivering high-quality work, and collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
- Record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and treating others with respect.

## Preferred qualifications
- Experience building harnesses for aerospace, UAV, military, robotics, or autonomous systems.
- Experience supporting hardware test laboratories, manufacturing test equipment, or production test environments.
- Familiarity with IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship standards or equivalent harness manufacturing standards.
- Experience using harness design or documentation tools such as Capital, Zuken, SolidWorks Electrical, or AutoCAD Electrical.
- Experience creating or improving manufacturing work instructions and build documentation.
- Experience with soldering, machining, or electromechanical assembly.
- Previous experience helping build or scale a technical team.

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