Application Engineer: Automotive High-Speed Cables (Hybrid)

Sumitomo Electric Industries; Farmington Hills (MI); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc. in Farmington Hills, MI, is seeking an Application Engineer for automotive high speed cables to drive design support and customer collaboration in a hybrid work model.

The role covers leading meetings, defining cable specs, and evaluating signal integrity across automotive Ethernet standards, with frequent interactions across engineering and program teams. Candidates should bring 5–7 years of experience and a B.E.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5–7 years experience with automotive high speed data cables.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal/customer meetings on high speed data cables.
• Evaluate signal degradation due to attenuation, reflections, and crosstalk per OEM specs.
• Support RFQ activities for data cables considering manufacturing capabilities.
• Define cable type, conductor size, shielding, insulation, and interface specs.
• Travel to customer sites as required.
• Serve as primary technical contact for customers.

Skills

Automotive Ethernet

High-speed cables

Customer meetings

Root-cause analysis

Testing & measurement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc. in Farmington Hills, MI, is seeking an Application Engineer for automotive high speed cables to drive design support and customer collaboration in a hybrid work model.

The role covers leading meetings, defining cable specs, and evaluating signal integrity across automotive Ethernet standards, with frequent interactions across engineering and program teams. Candidates should bring 5–7 years of experience and a B.E.