Wire Harness Engineer

The Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) Engineer is a member Product Development Team that is co-located at Chicago Assembly Plant (CAP) along with the operations team. EE&S (Electrical, Electronics, and Systems) PVT Engineers are the 1st line of defense with regards to Quality for the Explorer and Aviator vehicle lines. The EE&S PVT is responsible for the complete electrical system of the vehicle including both module software & the electrical distribution system.

Experience or background in all functional engineering areas listed is not required but willingness to learn/adapt for new assignments is ideal. Candidate will lead resolution of design and quality issues by properly defining the issues and determining initial root cause of concern (design/supplier/manufacturing). Candidate will then lead resolution with the proper skill team after root cause is identified to ensure containment activity is taken to protect our customers

• Electrical Wiring:
  Candidate should be familiar with developing and releasing wiring harness designs for a vehicle electrical distribution system (EDS). Resolving DFMEA/design-for-manufacturing issues with harness suppliers, having hands‑on experience with OEM wiring design tools (e.g., CATIA/Capital, or equivalent schematic-capture and harness-design software), knowledge of SAE/USCAR wiring standards, and ability to read and mark up 2D/3D wiring diagrams and geometry
• Team Center Familiarity with Teamcenter/CAD tools for managing engineering change (EC) processes, checking in/out CAD and wiring data, navigating BOM structures, and tracking release status of harness/EDS components.

• System engineering, root cause analysis, quality improvement, low voltage wiring
• Functional knowledge of vehicle electrical system or functional knowledge of vehicle wiring system

Bachelor's Degree

*** FULLY ONSITE***