Lead CAD/CAE Wire Harness Designer

Yazaki North America, Inc.; San Pedro Garza García; On-site; MXN 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Yazaki North America, Inc. seeks a Sr./Principal Designer to design wire harness routing in a 3D vehicle environment and ensure quality per customer requirements. You will mentor junior designers and support design release with the wiring team.

Responsibilities include creating 3D models, optimizing for manufacturability and cost, and collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and customers to validate specifications.

Responsibilities

• Design and package components and wire harnesses in a 3D vehicle environment, including splice locations at the harness level
• Identify critical packaging areas that require harness shielding or special support such as brackets, screw holes and weldnuts
• Adhere to customer specific drafting standards
• Provide support in the promotion of design proposals to wiring engineer and customer
• Prepare 3D model for release to customer
• Develop concept design for harness shield components and brackets
• Provide 3D model optimization for technical, cost competitiveness and manufacturability
• Synchronize 3D and logic data
• Interact with Design Release Engineer to ensure design is feasible for customer assembly
• Interact with Application Engineer to ensure design is feasible for manufacturing
• Collaborate with DVP&R team to validate customer requirements
• Train and mentor less experienced Designers as required
• Act as substitute for Supervisor as required
• Create and modify specifications and design guidelines
• Determine best practices and design processes
• Develop strategies to facilitate engineering objectives (process improvement, cost reduction, DFM, continuous improvement)

Job description

Yazaki North America, Inc. seeks a Sr./Principal Designer to design wire harness routing in a 3D vehicle environment and ensure quality per customer requirements. You will mentor junior designers and support design release with the wiring team.

Responsibilities include creating 3D models, optimizing for manufacturability and cost, and collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and customers to validate specifications.