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Senior, Electrical Harness Engineer

Kodiak AI· Electrical
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Mountain View, CA$150k - $195kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Senior Electrical Harness Engineer responsible for product-level design and validation of electrical wire harnesses and subassemblies for autonomous vehicles, collaborating across electrical, mechanical, and integration teams.

Responsibilities

  • Design and validate custom automotive harnesses for autonomous vehicle systems
  • Develop wire harness schematics and harness diagrams
  • Own harness BOM, component selection, and harness deliverables
  • Familiar with automated tools for harness validation
  • Own full lifecycle of harness design including technical reviews, trade studies, outsourced cable manufacturing, test, and product release
  • Lead root cause analysis and resolve issues in electrical systems
  • Interface with Software, Mechanical, Manufacturing, and external suppliers
  • Collaborate with external partners for harness manufacturing
  • Be a core member on the Electrical Engineering team designing high quality harness assemblies for systems with high speed, low voltage, and high power requirements

Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of hardware development experience in automotive, aerospace, or related industry
  • Deep understanding of electrical harness designs
  • Troubleshooting skillset
  • Familiarity with IPC quality standards
  • Experience with implementation and on-vehicle debugging of CAN and Ethernet
  • Hands-on attitude with ability to work in shop and office environments
  • Strong communication and documentation skills
  • Passion for autonomous vehicles and their impact

Skills

Required:Electrical harness designHarness schematics and diagramsBOM and component selectionCAN and Ethernet debuggingIPC quality standardsRoot cause analysis

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife (including infertility benefits)
  • MetLife Legal Services, Identity & Fraud Protection, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Accident Insurance, & Critical Illness Insurance
  • Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, generous parental leave policies
  • Dog-friendly office with free catered lunch, fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging
  • Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
  • Wellbeing Benefits including Headspace, Calm, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health, Rula
  • Fidelity 401(k)
  • Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
  • Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Kodiak AI

Safely driving an autonomous future.

Our purpose-built autonomous solution, the Kodiak Driver, is the AV industry’s most advanced driverless technology, seamlessly integrating into any driving platform for reliable movement in any environment. Learn how we’re shaping the future of ground transportation.

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