Harbinger Motors
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$185.1M
5 rounds on record
Latest round
$94.3M
Venture round · Sep 2024 · 2 yr ago
Team
345
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +49% in a year
Hiring now
91
+33 posted in 30 days
Backers
6
In-Q-Tel, Greycroft
The money's age
Long since its last round
25 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
40/100
hiring for its size, a new city, in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Aug 4
First executive search VP, FP&A
2025
Team of 345 was 232 · US Form 5500 (plan participants)
Sep 25, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $94.3M · SEC Form D
Sep 28, 2023
Raised a round Series A $60M · led by Ridgeline · Pulse 2.0
Nov 2, 2022
Raised a round Convertible Note $6M · SEC Form D
Mar 3, 2022
Raised a round Venture round $125k · SEC Form D
Dec 22, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $24.7M · SEC Form D
2021
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 6%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Sep 2024 | $94.3M | — | SEC Form D |
| Series A | Sep 2023 | $60M | Ridgeline lead, THOR Industries lead, Greycroft | Pulse 2.0 |
| Convertible Note | Nov 2022 | $6M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Mar 2022 | $125k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Dec 2021 | $24.7M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Harbinger Motors Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
John HarrisExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Phillip WeickerExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
William EbertsExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Benjamin DusastreExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
In-Q-Tel 
Greycroft 
Ground Up Ventures 
Maniv Mobility 
Schematic Ventures 
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How Harbinger Motors hires
Truth index
B 77/100
Median time to fill
57 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
92%
Reposted roles
0%
Harbinger Motors scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 24 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 92% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 57 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Visa sponsorship
- United States · H-1B filings in 12 months: 37 · green card filings: 3
Overview
Harbinger Motors is an American manufacturer of medium-duty commercial electric vehicles, headquartered in Garden Grove, California, where it engineers and builds its chassis, powertrain and battery systems. Founded in 2021 by CEO John Harris and CTO Phillip Weicker, it sells an electric step van, the HC Series Cab and stripped chassis for common body types, offers a lease-to-own program and supports deployed customer fleets. It hires build, quality and battery technicians, reliability, ADAS, systems and manufacturing test engineers, production supervisors, shipping clerks and accounting and internal audit managers.
News
American Rheinmetall awarded U.S. Army contract for Project Sustainment to advance autonomous logistics capabilities, progressing new partnership with Harbinger
NewsroomAmerican Rheinmetall awarded U.S. Army contract for Project Sustainment to advance autonomous logistics capabilities, progressing new partnership with Harbinger July 31, 2026American Rheinmetall received an 18-month U.S. Army contract to deliver a
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Harbinger Announces Unmanned Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Platform for Military Applications
NewsroomHarbinger Announces Unmanned Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Platform for Military Applications June 10, 2026In-Q-Tel joins as strategic investor to support Harbinger's expansion into government and national security markets Harbinger Praesidia, the compa
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American Rheinmetall and Harbinger Announce Robotics Partnership
NewsroomAmerican Rheinmetall and Harbinger Announce Partnership to Deliver Next-Generation Robotics and Uncrewed Ground Vehicles to the Department of War May 27, 2026American Rheinmetall and Harbinger have formed a partnership to develop and field a famil
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Frazer and Harbinger Partner on Next-Generation Mobile Healthcare Products
NewsroomFrazer and Harbinger Partner on Next-Generation Mobile Healthcare Products March 25, 2026Strategic partnership leverages Harbinger's plug-in hybrid chassis to electrify emergency medical response vehicles and next-generation mobile healthcare deli
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Harbinger Unveils the HC Series Cab: An All-Electric and Hybrid Medium-Duty Low Cab Forward Work Truck that Sets a New Standard
NewsroomHarbinger Unveils the HC Series Cab: An All-Electric and Hybrid Medium-Duty Low Cab Forward Work Truck that Sets a New Standard March 11, 2026Now available for orders, the HC Series Cab offers unsurpassed maneuverability, comfort, safety and opera
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Harbinger Acquires Autonomous Driving Company Phantom AI and Secures Licensing Agreement with ZF
NewsroomHarbinger Acquires Autonomous Driving Company Phantom AI and Secures Licensing Agreement with ZF February 25, 2026ZF to license Phantom AI's computer vision for its passenger car ADAS products, opening a new revenue stream for Harbinger Harbinger
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Harbinger Launches Harbinger Industria, Announces Airstream as First Customer for Off-Grid Power Systems
NewsroomHarbinger Launches Harbinger Industria, Announces Airstream as First Customer for Off-Grid Power Systems January 15, 2026Harbinger is leveraging its electrification platform technology and battery manufacturing expertise to bring energy storage to
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EV Fleet Transition: A Strategic Framework for Success
Back to BlogEV Fleet Transition: A Strategic Framework for Success December 12, 2025Key takeawaysData drives every successful EV transition. Understanding duty cycles, payloads, and daily mileage helps right-size your vehicles and infrastructure, ensuring
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Harbinger Raises $160 Million in Series C Funding Co-Led by FedEx, Capricorn and THOR Industries; FedEx Places Order for Delivery Beginning in 2025
Harbinger raises $153M in Series C funding co-led by FedEx, THOR Industries, and Capricorn to scale U.S.-built electric medium-duty trucks.
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Electric Truck Manufacturer Harbinger Launches Medium-Duty Vehicle Sales in Canada
NewsroomElectric Truck Manufacturer Harbinger Launches Medium-Duty Vehicle Sales in Canada October 21, 2025GARDEN GROVE, California (Oct. 21, 2025) - Harbinger, a leading medium-duty electric and hybrid vehicle manufacturer, today announced that its mediu
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Harbinger Motors over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
92
Postings analysed
70
Stack modernity
78/100AI adopter
Languages
Python29%
C++16%
MATLAB11%
SQL10%
Frameworks & libraries
ROS26%
LiteLLM1%
PyTorch1%
ROS1%
Databases
Chroma1%
MySQL1%
PostgreSQL1%
Redis1%
Cloud & platforms
Windows6%
Linux6%
Active Directory3%
RTOS3%
AI & ML
LLM1%
Claude1%
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Full Harbinger Motors tech stack
92 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$160k
Typical range
$60k – $280k
Open positions
64
59
Jobs
Intern
5.1%
Junior
10.2%
Middle
35.6%
Senior
30.5%
Staff
15.3%
Principal
1.7%
Architect
1.7%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 3 | $70k | $70k |
| Junior | 6 | $140k | $60k – $160k |
| Middle | 21 | $160k | $90k – $190k |
| Senior | 18 | $160k | $110k – $220k |
| Staff | 9 | $200k | $160k – $280k |
| Principal | 1 | $190k | $190k |
| Architect | 1 | $190k | $190k |
Highest paying role
Corporate Controller
$280k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Harbinger Motors
By role, level and city, against the market · 64 jobs with pay
People
John Harris
Executive Officer, Director
Phillip Weicker
Executive Officer, Director
William Eberts
Executive Officer, Director
Benjamin Dusastre
Executive Officer
Ryan Clinton
Director
Gilbert Passin
Director
Jens Wiese
Director
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
58/100
Growing
Open positions
90
26 opened / 32 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
56 days
faster than 24% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
34% ▲
Field & Service
11% ▼
DevOps
7%
Management
5%
Early Careers
5%
Hardware
4% ▼
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+16 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added AS9100 to stack
Oct 2026
Added MIL-STD-882 to stack
Oct 2026
Added Statistical Process Control to stack
Oct 2026
Added Design of Experiments to stack
Oct 2026
Added NERC CIP to stack
Oct 2026
Added VMWare to stack
Oct 2026
Added Proxmox VE to stack
Oct 2026
Added Hyper-V to stack
Oct 2026
Added FMEA to stack
Oct 2026
Added CATIA to stack
Oct 2026
Added CAPA to stack
Oct 2026
Added Wi-Fi to stack
Oct 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
4
Hiring now
3
Countries
1
Busiest office
Garden Grove
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Garden Grove
United States
HQ
Garden Grove
90 open roles 91 posted in 90 days 18% engineering 200-500 est. staff $158k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Field & Service, Automotive
12821 Knott St, Garden Grove, CA, 92841, US
Sturgis
United States
Regional office
Sturgis
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Loudon
United States
Plant / site
Loudon
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
Mountain View
United States
Regional office
Mountain View
1-10 est. staff
Jobs
$120k – $160k per year · Equity · In office · Bachelor's Degree · Garden Grove
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$120k – $150k per year · Equity · In office · 3+ years exp · Garden Grove
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$120k – $160k per year · Equity · In office · Contractor · 2+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Garden Grove
Python
Kotlin
MATLAB
StateFlow
MATLAB
Simulink
DevOps
GitLab CI
CI/CD
Jenkins
Git
Robotics
PID Control
SpaceTech
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$120k – $160k per year · Equity · In office · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Garden Grove
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$160k – $220k per year · Equity · In office · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Garden Grove
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$150k – $190k per year · Equity · In office · 13+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Garden Grove
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$100k – $150k per year · Equity · In office · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Garden Grove
Confluence
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$140k – $180k per year · Equity · In office · 5+ years exp · Garden Grove
Puppet
Ansible
VMWare
Chef
GitOps
Proxmox VE
Hyper-V
Windows
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$120k – $150k per year · Equity · In office · 7+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Garden Grove
Python
C++
MATLAB
CATIA
Energy
NERC CIP
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$130k – $160k per year · Equity · In office · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Garden Grove
C++
RTOS
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Financials
Total raised
$185.1M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
5