Wire Harness Designer

Job Title: Cable Harness Designer

Job Description

As a member of the Electrical Engineering team, the Cable Harness Designer is responsible for the design, analysis, build, testing, and troubleshooting of cable harnesses for robotic and autonomous systems. You will create, build, and test initial prototypes before transitioning your designs to the production team. Once in production, you will address any issues or concerns and implement necessary design changes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with program management and project engineers to identify cable harness requirements for projects.
• Design cable harnesses for vehicle power distribution, communication busses, box builds, and embedded electronics.
• Identify components and cabling based on performance and functional requirements of the program.
• Design and capture cable harnesses using tools such as Solidworks, Altium Designer, and Visio.
• Fabricate initial prototypes and integrate them onto host equipment.
• Develop production tooling such as wire harness boards.
• Launch designs to production and provide support throughout the product lifecycle.

Essential Skills

• Proficiency in CAD and EDA tools such as Solidworks, Altium Designer, and Visio.
• Experience with a variety of connectors and their associated tooling.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Proficiency in engineering debug and analysis using tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and signal generators.
• Ability to author design documentation including requirements documents, test specifications, and hardware design specifications.
• Ability to drive tasks independently and communicate clearly in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with supply chain and vendors.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• An Associates Degree or Bachelors of Science in a related technical discipline such as Electronics or Electrical Engineering.
• 3 years of experience designing cable harnesses.

Work Environment

This position requires on-site work. Enjoy benefits such as catered lunch and access to a free parking lot.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Pittsburgh, PA.

The pay range for this position is $36.06 - $45.67/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Pittsburgh,PA.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 20, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

Salary : $36 - $46