Design Engineer

About the role

The Lead Wiring Harness Design Engineer role involves the design, development, and release of complete high-voltage and low-voltage wiring harness systems. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional engineering and operations teams within a Lean product development process.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain logical wiring diagrams, 2D harness manufacturing drawings, and bills of materials (BOMs).
• Drive the CAD team on 3D harness routing, packaging, clearance optimization, and thermal/vibration strain relief.
• Coordinate harness fabrication with external suppliers, including quality plans and first-piece qualification.
• Ensure compliance with UL requirements for harnesses, connectors, and related components.
• Drive connector and harness standardization across product lines.
• Own Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) investigations for wiring harness failures.
• Apply Six Sigma and reliability engineering methods to validate designs and implement solutions.
• Partner with Controls/EE teams to support product-level EMI/EMC testing and issue resolution.

Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years of engineering design experience on high-volume manufactured products, including 5 years of dedicated experience designing wiring harnesses.
• This includes 5 years of dedicated experience designing wiring harnesses, covering connector/terminal selection, wire insulation/derating calculations, and supplier qualification.
• Experience leading DFMEAs and project planning is also required.
• 5 years of experience using Creo Schematic or a similar electrical CAD tool for wiring harness design is necessary.
• Project experience meeting regulatory requirements such as UL, FCC, or CE is also a requirement.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

Skills

• Experience using Creo Schematic or a similar electrical CAD tool for wiring harness design is necessary.
• Project experience meeting regulatory requirements such as UL, FCC, or CE is also a requirement.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time.

Contact Information

To learn more about Everforth Apex Systems, visit their website at www.apexsystems.com. For more information on the application process, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228.