Wire Harness Engineer

Position Description / Responsibilities :

• 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 s 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.

Skills Required :

Design Release Engineer - Experience designing and releasing low voltage wiring harness including launch experience.

Skills Preferred :

CAD Design 1. CAD Design - 3DX experience a plus, with CATIA / TeamCenter or other CAD experience considered.

Experience Required :

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

Experience Preferred :

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

Education Required : Bachelor's Degree

Additional Information :

POSITION IS HYBRID (In the office 4 days a week)

Strong English Proficiency (written, read, and oral).