Wire Harness Technician

Description

Better Trucks. Better World.

Headquartered in Wixom, MI with locations in California, Ohio and Indiana, Workhorse is raising the standard for what a medium-duty truck should be — delivering vehicles, infrastructure, and support designed to work for you.

About the Role

• Fabricate prototype low-voltage and high-voltage wire harnesses for development vehicles, test vehicles, benches, and electrical systems
• Build harnesses from electrical schematics, wiring tables, harness drawings, connector definitions, and engineering instructions
• Cut, strip, crimp, splice, solder, seal, label, bundle, and protect wiring in accordance with engineering and workmanship requirements
• Install prototype harnesses and electrical components into development vehicles
• Perform electrical retrofits and wiring modifications on existing vehicles to support design changes, testing, troubleshooting, and vehicle upgrades
• Remove and replace terminals, connectors, wiring, protection materials, and electrical components as required
• Route and secure wiring to meet packaging, durability, serviceability, and safety requirements
• Perform continuity, resistance, isolation, and point-to-point testing to verify completed harnesses and vehicle modifications
• Troubleshoot open circuits, short circuits, terminal issues, incorrect pinouts, communication faults, and other vehicle electrical problems
• Identify issues with drawings, parts, tooling, or installation instructions and provide feedback to engineering
• Support prototype vehicle builds, engineering development activities, validation testing, and root-cause investigations
• Maintain accurate records of vehicle modifications, harness revisions, deviations, and completed work
• Work closely with wiring DREs, electrical engineers, vehicle technicians, manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve build and installation issues
• Maintain harness-build tools, electrical test equipment, terminals, connectors, wire, and prototype materials
• Follow established electrical-safety procedures, including high-voltage lockout and verification requirements when applicable 

Requirements

Required Qualifications & Skill

• High school diploma or equivalent; technical degree or automotive electrical certification preferred
• 3–5 years of experience building automotive wire harnesses or performing vehicle electrical modifications
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, harness drawings, connector views, and vehicle build instructions
• Experience with wire cutting, stripping, crimping, soldering, splicing, shielding, braiding, taping, and connector assembly
• Familiarity with automotive terminals, connectors, seals, wire types, protection materials, and routing hardware
• Experience using hand-crimp tools, automated wire-processing equipment, multimeters, continuity testers, and other electrical diagnostic equipment
• Understanding of proper wire routing, circuit protection, grounding, strain relief, abrasion protection, and sealing practices
• Strong troubleshooting skills and attention to detail
• Ability to document build issues and communicate required design changes to engineering
• Experience working safely around high-voltage vehicle systems is preferred

Why Workhorse

Engineering and Manufacturing for the Work Ahead

Workhorse designs, engineers, tests, validates and manufactures physical products in America’s Heartland. Our work spans battery-electric commercial vehicles and the development of Mobile AI Infrastructure.

See Your Work Take Shape

Engineering and manufacturing come together at Workhorse. Employees can see their contributions progress from problem-solving and product development to production and real-world use.

Collaborative, Accountable Teams

Our teams work across disciplines to solve practical challenges. We value respect, open communication and accountability, and employees are trusted to contribute ideas and take ownership of their work.

Built on Experience. Focused on What’s Ahead.

Workhorse brings established commercial-vehicle experience to new products and applications, creating opportunities to strengthen what we do today while helping develop what comes next.

A Workplace with Personality

We take our work seriously while making room for connection, camaraderie and fun. At select locations, that includes a dog-friendly workplace in accordance with site guidelines.

Workhorse ValuesIntegrity | Transparency, Accountability & Results | Pride in Excellence | Intentional Innovation Extraordinary Talent and Teamwork

Workhorse Group Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.