Lead Wiring Harness Engineer – Clothes Care

GE Appliances, a Haier company; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Appliances, a Haier company, located in Louisville, KY, seeks a Principal Harness Design Engineer for Clothes Care. Lead end-to-end wiring harness design and release for high-volume products, driving from concept to launch with a focus on performance, UL/regulatory compliance, reliability, and manufacturability.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and 7+ years of harness design experience, plus strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of engineering design experience for high-volume manufactured products (wiring harness experience strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated project planning and technical leadership capability.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and operations teams within a Lean product development process.
• Design and release complete wiring harness systems, including connector selection, wire/cable selection, harness routing/packaging, and manufacturing considerations.
• Create and maintain wiring diagrams/schematics, harness drawings, and related engineering documentation.
• Build and/or support prototype harness builds to validate feasibility, manufacturability, serviceability, and assembly methods.
• Coordinate harness fabrication with external suppliers, including quality plans and qualification activities.
• Partner with Controls/EE teams to support product-level EMI/EMC testing and issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with UL requirements for harnesses, connectors, and related components.
• Drive connector and harness standardization across product lines to improve quality, cost, and reuse.
• Apply Six Sigma and reliability engineering methods to validate designs, drive corrective actions, and implement robust solutions.

Skills

Wiring harness design

Project leadership

Analytical problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on approach

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Creo Schematic

Electrical CAD tools

Job description

GE Appliances, a Haier company, located in Louisville, KY, seeks a Principal Harness Design Engineer for Clothes Care. Lead end-to-end wiring harness design and release for high-volume products, driving from concept to launch with a focus on performance, UL/regulatory compliance, reliability, and manufacturability.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and 7+ years of harness design experience, plus strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration abilities.