Electrical Harness Technician

Operating at the highest levels of international motor sport, M-Sport UK delivers programmes across the FIA World Rally Championship, Rally-Raid, and a variety of global customer racing activities. We’re looking to recruit a skilled and enthusiastic Electrical Harness Technician to join our busy Electrical team at our Dovenby Hall headquarters.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of M-Sport’s technical operations, supporting the manufacture, assembly, installation, maintenance and repair of electrical harnesses and electrical systems across a variety of high-performance motor sport programmes. Working closely with colleagues across our electrical, engineering, design, workshop and technical teams, you will play an important role in ensuring electrical harnesses and associated systems are manufactured and installed to the highest possible standards, meeting technical specifications, reliability requirements and deadlines.

The role can be filled on a full or part-time basis and a flexible approach to hours can be considered for the right candidate.

• Harness Manufacture: Manufacture electrical harnesses to engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, build specifications and required quality standards.
• Harness Assembly: Assemble, terminate, splice and modify electrical harnesses and associated components using the appropriate tools and techniques.
• Electrical Systems: Work with a variety of vehicle electrical and electronic systems, including sensors, actuators, control units, data acquisition and communication systems.
• Testing & Inspection: Carry out electrical continuity, insulation, and functional testing to ensure harnesses and electrical systems meet the required specification.
• Fault Finding: Diagnose and resolve electrical faults, using a methodical approach to identify issues and minimise vehicle downtime.
• Technical Documentation: Interpret engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, schematics and technical documentation to ensure accurate harness manufacture and installation.
• Quality Control: Inspect completed harnesses to ensure they meet M-Sport’s expected standards of quality, reliability and workmanship.

• Technical Understanding &
  
  Education:
  
  Educated to Level 3 Electrical Engineering, Engineering Fitter, Motorsport, Automotive or a similar technical standard, with good understanding of electrical principles.
• Electrical Knowledge: Good understanding of vehicle electrical systems, wiring, connectors, terminals, sensors and associated components.
• Harness
  
  Skills:
  
  Practical experience of cable preparation, crimping, soldering, splicing, terminating and harness assembly.
• Attention to Detail: A meticulous approach, with pride in delivering work to a high standard.
• Problem Solving: A practical and methodical approach to identifying and resolving technical issues.
• Quality Focus: High standard of workmanship, with the ability to identify defects and ensure completed work meets the required standard.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Good verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues across technical, engineering and workshop teams.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively within a busy technical environment while also being capable of working independently.

• Previous experience working in a high-level or national motor sport team is desirable but not essential.

Operating a flourishing global motor sport business with state-of-the-art facilities at home and winning performances around the globe, M-Sport UK provide the engineering expertise behind an award-winning range of competition cars and has become an industry leader with success across some of the industry’s most acclaimed motor sport…