Electrical Harness Designer

Responsibilities

• Develop electric vehicle schematics and implement in Creo Schematic and Capital Harness.
• Develop, communicate, and implement strategy for connector management to ensure maximum re-use and commonality across product lines.
• Develop, communicate, and implement component management strategy (fusing, relays, positioning devices ……).
• Implement vehicle and product line architecture to ensure harness circuit optimization.
• Establish a robust process for cost analysis and work with sourcing to achieve best cost for all harnesses.
• Design and implement design review process to reference existing warranty or field enhancement data to inform new product design.
• Lead all Manufacturing reviews.
• Aid in the development and implementation of standard tools and processes that will increase the efficiency and accuracy of electrical harness documentation.
• Tailor your communication and leadership style for maximum effectiveness and influence across all levels of the organization.
• Drive culture of traceable test acceptance criteria using reliability and confidence in designs.
• Prepare schedules and achieve scheduled milestones for assigned projects.
• Identify and evaluate project/subsystem risks and develop/executing subsequent mitigation plans.
• Evaluate impact of solutions on other functions in the organization and/or the customer and make decisions accordingly.
• Effectively self-manage projects.
• Continuously raise your level of leadership, authority, and influence.
• Embrace the empowerment you have as a key member of an exciting product growth team.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree preferred, 5 years experience desired.
• Technical expertise to identify high quality harness partners, supplier assessments and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive to root cause for quality and reliability issues.
• Interpret technical agency standards.
• Lead projects in accordance with engineering excellence.

Skills

• 3D-CAD Creo Parametric, Creo Cabling, Creo schematics Capital Schematic and Harness.
• Manufacturing and Assembly Support.
• Monitor manufacturing performance (MDI, Observation, …).
• Establish process for early engineering builds to ensure manufacturing involvement.
• Warranty Review.
• Monitor Warranty data and develop analytics to generate reports required to drive continuous improvement.
• Monitor supplier performance data to identify potential continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in Supplier visits as needed.
• VAVESystem modularity.
• Part number reduction.
• Circuit reduction.
• General complexity management.
• Costing reviews.
• Mentor other electrical designers on proper harness design and drawing best practices.
• Strong ability to handle both complex and ambiguous situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously – mixing long term projects with the urgency of immediate demands.
• Self-motivated, a strong collaborator, able to think creatively and work with others to find solutions, drive execution, and focus on results.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Competency in Microsoft products including, Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Must be tenacious with quality and customer service orientation.
• Knowledge of the appropriate product safety and testing standards.
• Basic understanding of the Engineering financial impact and a basic understanding of the needs and impact of other functions on the business.

Pay

We are committed to helping you reach your professional, personal and financial goals. We offer competitive compensation that aligns with our business strategies and comprehensive benefits to help you live your healthiest.

Schedule

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