Product Development Engineer – EDS Design Release
About the Role
As a Product Development Engineer, you will lead engineering activities related to the design, release and continuous improvement of automotive wire harness systems. Working closely with customers and multidisciplinary teams, you'll transform technical requirements into manufacturable solutions while supporting product launches, engineering changes and ongoing program success.
What You'll Do
- Design and release Electrical Distribution Systems using CAD and PLM platforms.
- Manage engineering changes throughout the product lifecycle.
- Interpret customer requirements and translate them into robust engineering solutions.
- Coordinate design reviews and validation activities.
- Perform Engineering Change Impact Analysis and support DFMEA and DVP activities.
- Support prototype builds, production launches and customer engineering requests.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Costing, Systems Engineering and Quality teams.
- Identify opportunities for product optimization, quality improvements and cost reduction.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics Engineering or related discipline.
- 2–6 years of experience in automotive product development.
- Experience with CATIA, NX, AutoCAD, Harness XC or similar software.
- Knowledge of DFMEA, DVP, engineering change management and Design for Manufacturing.
- Strong analytical and communication skills.
- Onsite at office
- Must have reliable transportation from and to work
- Must be able to travel domestically and internationally
- Overtime may be necessary from time-to-time
What Will Help You Succeed
- Ability to manage multiple engineering priorities.
- Customer-oriented communication.
- Root cause analysis and structured problem solving.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to troubleshoot and rework wire harnesses in warehouse setting, during wire harness or vehicle builds, or after assembly on the vehicles.
- Ability to lift wire harness assemblies up to 30 pounds.
- Ability to climb inside of vehicles to troubleshoot and rework.