Design and Release Engineer ; Wire Harness Job Farmington Hills area,Michigan USA,Engineering

Position: Contract Design and Release Engineer I (Wire Harness)
Job Title:

Contract Design and Release Engineer I

This is a contracted position with expectations to work 40 hours/week.
This is a Hybrid position, which combines both in office and off-site work.

Associates are required to work at least four days in the office each week, but also have the flexibility to work off-site.

Basic

Purpose:

Design and Release Wire Harness Engineer I for Stellantis program.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Design and development of wiring harnesses for Stellantis vehicles.

Support prototype events and launch at customer assembly plant. Confirm the cost of parts which unit price is unknown to the procurement department.

Be part of cross-functional teams focused on improving overall design and release of wiring harnesses, meeting internal and customer deliverables.

Generate cost saving ideas to get a robust and cost-effective design.

Coordinate design meetings between customers and Sumitomo.

Responsible for achieving, as a team, corporate and customer deadlines assigned according to the PDE workplan.

Work together with component validation and vehicle validation for the components; conduct design failure modes and effects analysis and fill out customer design verification checklists.

Root Couse warranty defects and if needed make design changes to eliminate them. Responsible to Design wiring harnesses to meet internal manufacturing guidelines and best practices always taking into consideration the good quality of the end product. First point of contact for any design issues.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree with experience as a Wire Harness Release Engineer.
1+ year wire harness (EDS Engineer) experience.

About Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc.

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc. (SEWS) is part of the Sumitomo family of companies, a 400 year old brand with a reputation for quality and reliability. With the support of facilities throughout North America, SEWS has been delivering innovative solutions to automakers for over 30 years, and is a leading supplier of electrical distribution systems, components and electronics. SEWS is committed to technical development worldwide and with a global network of resources, is able to deliver a truly competitive advantage to each of our customers.

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About the Sumitomo Electric Group

Since the founding of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. in 1897 with copper wire production, we have developed many new technologies and products through innovative R&D activities based on Sumitomo Electric manufacturing technologies for electric wires and power cables. With more than 350 subsidiaries worldwide, we continue to introduce a wide variety of products that fulfill the expectations of society, in five business fields:
Automotive, Information & Communications, Electronics, Environment & Energy, and Industrial Materials. We are a Fortune global 500 company.

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