Engineering Manager, Wire Harness Design Release

Overview:

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We’re currently on the lookout for a Wire Harness Manager to manage all EDS requirements applicable to design and manufacturing.

Responsibilities:

Sub-component selection, Routing, Packaging, Retention, and Protection

• Creation of 2D wire harness drawings based on inputs such as system and packaging requirements, Engineering Changes, etc.
• Aid the 3D team with the Packaging of components and wire harnesses into vehicles in the 3D environment, including splice locations at the harness level (where a splice is placed on the wire harness)
• Define customer-directed components
• Support Architecture / Systems / Package meeting and provide wire harness package direction using wiring cost and requirements
• Support wire harness benchmark studies, including observations and documentation
• Define sub-components that need to be used on the wire harnesses
• Define retention and covering components (convolute, tape, etc.) to be used on the wire harness
• Initiate New Component requests and interface with the Designers for new components such as shields, grommets, etc.
• Support Systems Engineer in component selection
• Support Design reviews and DFM analysis
• Support analysis of circuitry and sub-systems
• Supporting builds and master sample sign-offs at the supplier manufacturing facilities
• Support Assembly builds at our vehicle assembly plant. Change Control
• Maintain part release system for wire harnesses and provisional components
• Review engineering change documents for completeness and accuracy
• Communicate to supplier the content and status of the design, design changes, and build requirements
• Manage cost studies for changes with suppliers
• Update engineering issues in change management systems

Customer and Internal Design Requirements

• Collaborate with DVP&R (Design Verification Process & Report) team to validate DVPR requirements
• Develop and maintain program-specific, harness DFMEAs (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)
• Set up meetings with the assembly team for DFA (Design for Assembly) reviews. Incorporate all possible requests as part of the wire harness design
• Initiate plant trials coordinate with suppliers and document results of the trial
• Maintain sign off documentation for trial approvals and results
• Support assembly plant instructions for customers per the statement of work

Engineering Customer Interface

• Lead supplier interface for technical issues and program engineering deliverables
• Travel to Supplier manufacturing locations for supplier development, ramp-up, and wire harness builds
• Represent Nikola Engineering at change control meetings and design reviews (e.g., technical design review, digital buck review, system compatibility review, etc)
• Support vehicle builds and launches at pilot and assembly plants Continuous Improvement of the Design
• Generate cost savings ideas and initiate VAVE (Value Analysis Value Engineering) workshops
• Trace technical issues and problems to root cause
• Support Quality issues.
• Support product improvement initiatives such as cost and warranty reduction activities, etc.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• 8+ years of experience in Automotive Wiring Harness Design
• 3+ years of leadership experience
• Ability to troubleshoot and rework wire harnesses, in warehouses or assembled on vehicles, during wire harness or vehicle builds
• Ability to climb inside of vehicles to troubleshoot and rework

Preferred Requirements:

• Wiring harness experience: design, package, launch
• Understand and apply all EDS requirements applicable to design and manufacturing
• PLM tool setup and management experience
• Mentor Graphics Logic, Integrator, and design experience
• CATIA V6 wire harness packaging experience

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