Position Description:
1. Design under and/or upper body wiring harnesses complying with program cost, weight, quality, performance, and timing targets. 2. Complies with Robustness Engineering Disciplines (Quality history, P-Diagram, FMEA, etc.) ensuring compliance to requirements and specifications. 3. Knowledge and application of six sigma and 8D 4. Leads Technical Design Reviews (TDRs) 5. Release parts in FEDEBOM and WERS through the product life cycle. Support the Change Control Meeting. 6. Audit and update BOM (Bill of Material) with correct part levels and usage, for prototype builds and maintain it post Job 1. 7. Identify validation, durability and functional test required as per requirements and specifications. (DVP / FEDE DVP dashboard) 8. Issue resolution in Digital and Build Phases of Product Development. 9. Analyze and breakdown Program Direction Letter and Trim Spiders to account for EDS. 10. Generate proposals to minimize giveaway cost and reduce total part count. 11. Generate design optimization proposals utilizing benchmarking. 12. Develop and maintain the build level complexity charts. 13. Perform Harness Complexity Analysis. 14. Perform engineering cost estimates. 15. Define and verify engineering prototypes requirements at part level. 16. Parts implementation/Sign-off in manufacturing and assembly plants assisting quality issue resolution in all milestones. 17. Support prototype and production build events for forward model programs. 18. Support quality and manufacturing quality forums s required. 19. Complies with GPDS deliverables (applicable to EDS) for each milestone. 20. Submit invention disclosures, process improvements and best practices. 21. Comply with training as outlined in calendar year objectives. 22. Willingness to travel out of state and into Mexico/Central America.
Skills Required:
Design Release Engineer 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 year of wiring harness design and vehicle launch Basic 3D CAD Knowledge (3DX preferred, TeamCenter) 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
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