Design​/Release Engineer- Low Voltage Wiring Harness

Job Description

Design/Release Engineer
- Wiring Harness

• Design under and/or upper body wiring harnesses complying with program cost, weight, quality, performance, and timing targets.
• Complies with Robustness Engineering Disciplines (Quality history, P‑Diagram, FMEA, etc.) ensuring compliance to requirements and specifications.
• Knowledge and application of Six Sigma and 8D.
• Leads Technical Design Reviews (TDRs).
• Release parts in FEDEBOM and WERS through the product life cycle. Support the Change Control Meeting.
• Audit and update BOM (Bill of Material) with correct part levels and usage, for prototype builds and maintain it post Job 1.
• Identify validation, durability and functional test required as per requirements and specifications. (DVP / FEDE DVP dashboard)
• Issue resolution in Digital and Build Phases of Product Development.
• Analyze and breakdown Program Direction Letter and Trim Spiders to account for EDS.
• Generate proposals to minimize giveaway cost and reduce total part count.
• Generate design optimization proposals utilizing benchmarking.
• Develop and maintain the build level complexity charts.
• Perform Harness Complexity Analysis.
• Perform engineering cost estimates.
• Define and verify engineering prototypes requirements at part level.
• Parts implementation/Sign‑off in manufacturing and assembly plants assisting quality issue resolution in all milestones.
• Support prototype and production build events for forward model programs.
• Support quality and manufacturing quality forums as required.
• Complies with GPDS deliverables (applicable to EDS) for each milestone.
• Submit invention disclosures, process improvements and best practices.
• Comply with training as outlined in calendar year objectives.
• Willingness to travel out of state and into Mexico/Central America.

• Design Release Engineer
• Experience designing and releasing low voltage wiring harness including launch experience.
• Strong English Proficiency (written, read, and oral).

• CAD Design 1. CAD Design – 3DX experience a plus, with CATIA/Team Center or other CAD experience considered.

• 5-10 year of wiring harness design and vehicle launch.
• Basic 3D CAD Knowledge (3DX preferred, Team Center).
• GPDS knowledge and understanding.
• Understanding of feature partitioning.
• Understanding of automotive systems.

• Engineering Degree (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics desired).
• Microsoft Office Usage (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio).
• Time and Project Management.
• Wiring harness manufacturing.

• Bachelor's Degree.

• *** POSITION IS HYBRID (In the office 4 days a week) Remote one day.