Design Engineer

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Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop LV wiring harnesses and HV cable assemblies for automotive and commercial vehicle platforms.
• Developing Bills of Materials from Customer inputs, able to verify Customer supplied BOM with drawing.
• Developing Bills of Materials from Customers inputs for rapid responses to Customer RFIs and RFQs
• Develop wiring schematics, harness drawings, topology layouts, and manufacturing documentation using Capital Harness Software tool.
• Perform harness routing, packaging studies, bundle optimization, and component integration activities.
• Interpret and implement customer engineering drawings, specifications, standards, and electrical requirements.
• Select and integrate connectors, terminals, clips, splices, shielding, conduits, and protective components.
• Understanding Customer supplied DVPR and interpreting those and executing it.
• Support prototype builds, engineering changes, issue resolution, and design validation activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, purchasing, validation, quality, and supplier engineering.
• Participate in DFMEA, DFM/DFA reviews, and engineering change management processes.
• Ensure designs meet automotive quality, safety, and regulatory requirements for LV and HV systems.
• Support customer meetings, design reviews, and program launch activities.
• Support for organizational activities for VA/VE & inventory control

KNOWLEDGE:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronics Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with Elec knowledge.
• 3–5 years of experience in automotive or commercial vehicle wiring harness design and development.
• Hands-on experience with Siemens Capital Harness Software.
• Strong knowledge of Low Voltage Harnesses and High Voltage Cable systems.
• Good understanding of vehicle Electrical/Electronic (E/E) architecture.
• Knowledge of automotive connectors, terminals, grounding, shielding, and wiring protection systems.
• Ability to read and interpret customer drawings, engineering specifications, and OEM standards.
• Familiarity with automotive product development lifecycle and engineering release processes.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred:

• Previous role with key OEM/Tier account; light vehicle, commercial vehicle, specialized product OEM related to agriculture, construction or recreational sports.

Skill/knowledge requirements:

• Technical expertise in harness design and development & Bills of Material creation.
• Vehicle E/E architecture understanding
• Customer harness / component specification /standard interpretation
• Cross-functional collaboration with understanding on VA/VE
• Design validation (DVPR) and problem-solving
• Time management and project coordination
• Must be able to travel up to 20% of the time
• Medium physical activity – ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
• High level of initiative and works well in team environment.
• Able to manage stressful situations and deadline pressures.
• Plans and executes responsibilities with minimal direction.

Working Conditions:

• Farmington Hills