Design Engineer

Motherson_North America Careers; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Motherson North America Careers is seeking a skilled engineer to design LV wiring harnesses and HV cable assemblies for automotive platforms in Farmington Hills, MI. You will develop BOMs from customer inputs and verify them against drawings, while creating schematics, topology layouts, and manufacturing documentation using Capital Harness Software.

Responsibilities include harness routing, component integration, DFMEA participation, and supporting prototype builds and program launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with Elec knowledge.
• 3-5 years of experience in automotive or commercial vehicle wiring harness design and development.
• Hands-on experience with Siemens Capital Harness Software.
• Strong knowledge of Low Voltage Harnesses and High Voltage Cable systems.
• Good understanding of vehicle Electrical/Electronic (E/E) architecture.
• Knowledge of automotive connectors, terminals, grounding, shielding, and wiring protection systems.
• Ability to read and interpret customer drawings, engineering specifications, and OEM standards.
• Familiarity with automotive product development lifecycle and engineering release processes.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop LV wiring harnesses and HV cable assemblies for automotive and commercial vehicle platforms.
• Develop BOMs from customer inputs and verify customer-supplied BOM with drawings.
• Develop BOMs from customer inputs for rapid responses to RFIs and RFQs.
• Create wiring schematics, harness drawings, topology layouts, and manufacturing documentation using Capital Harness Software.
• Perform harness routing, packaging studies, bundle optimization, and component integration activities.
• Interpret and implement customer engineering drawings, specifications, standards, and electrical requirements.
• Select and integrate connectors, terminals, clips, splices, shielding, conduits, and protective components.
• Understand customer DVPR and interpret/execute it.
• Support prototype builds, engineering changes, issue resolution, and design validation activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, purchasing, validation, quality, and supplier engineering.
• Participate in DFMEA, DFM/DFA reviews, and engineering change management processes.
• Ensure designs meet automotive quality, safety, and regulatory requirements for LV and HV systems.
• Support customer meetings, design reviews, and program launch activities.
• Support organizational activities for VA/VE & inventory control

Skills

Harness design

E/E architecture

DVPR / DFMEA

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Time management

Teamwork

Communication

Reading drawings

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering with Elec knowledge

Tools

Siemens Capital Harness Software

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES / RESPONSABILIDADES -

• Design and develop LV wiring harnesses and HV cable assemblies for automotive and commercial vehicle platforms.


• Developing Bills of Materials from Customer inputs, able to verify Customer supplied BOM with drawing.


• Developing Bills of Materials from Customers inputs for rapid responses to Customer RFIs and RFQs


• Develop wiring schematics, harness drawings, topology layouts, and manufacturing documentation using Capital Harness Software tool.


• Perform harness routing, packaging studies, bundle optimization, and component integration activities.


• Interpret and implement customer engineering drawings, specifications, standards, and electrical requirements.


• Select and integrate connectors, terminals, clips, splices, shielding, conduits, and protective components.


• Understanding Customer supplied DVPR and interpreting those and executing it.


• Support prototype builds, engineering changes, issue resolution, and design validation activities.


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, purchasing, validation, quality, and supplier engineering.


• Participate in DFMEA, DFM/DFA reviews, and engineering change management processes.


• Ensure designs meet automotive quality, safety, and regulatory requirements for LV and HV systems.


• Support customer meetings, design reviews, and program launch activities.


• Support for organizational activities for VA/VE & inventory control

KNOWLEDGE / CONOCIMIENTO-

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronics Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with Elec knowledge.


• 3-5 years of experience in automotive or commercial vehicle wiring harness design and development.


• Hands-on experience with Siemens Capital Harness Software.


• Strong knowledge of Low Voltage Harnesses and High Voltage Cable systems.


• Good understanding of vehicle Electrical/Electronic (E/E) architecture.


• Knowledge of automotive connectors, terminals, grounding, shielding, and wiring protection systems.


• Ability to read and interpret customer drawings, engineering specifications, and OEM standards.


• Familiarity with automotive product development lifecycle and engineering release processes.


• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred:

• Previous role with key OEM/Tier account; light vehicle, commercial vehicle, specialized product OEM related to agriculture, construction or recreational sports.

Skill/ knowledge requirements:

• Technical expertise in harness design and development & Bills of Material creation.


• Vehicle E/E architecture understanding


• Customer harness / component specification /standard interpretation


• Cross-functional collaboration with understanding on VA/VE


• Design validation (DVPR) and problem-solving


• Time management and project coordination


• Must be able to travel up to 20% of the time


• Medium physical activity - ability to lift up to 25 pounds.


• High level of initiative and works well in team environment.


• Able to manage stressful situations and deadline pressures.


• Plans and executes responsibilities with minimal direction.