Release Engineer I - Stellantis Program

Engineering Farmington Hills, Michigan


Description

SEWS — Farmington Hills, Michigan Office.  Although located at SEWS – Farmington Hills Office, this is a Hybrid position, which combines both in office and off-site work.  Associates are required to work at least three days in the office each week, but also have the flexibility to work off-site.  
 
 
Basic Purpose:
 
Design and Release Wire Harness Engineer for Stellantis DT Program
 
 
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
 
  1. Design and development of wiring harnesses for Stellantis vehicles.
  2. Be a part of cross-functional teams with a focus on improving overall design and release of wiring harnesses, meeting internal and customer deliverables.
  3. Generate cost saving ideas to get a robust and cost-effective design.
  4. Responsible to achieve as a team, corporate and customer deadlines assigned according to the PDE workplan.
  5. Coordinate design meetings between customers and Sumitomo.
  6. Assist on the creation of vehicle wiring harness complexity, including give away circuit management.
  7. Work together with component validation and vehicle validation for the components; conduct design failure modes and effects analysis and fill out customer design verification checklist.
  8. Root cause warranty defects and if needed make design changes to eliminate them. Responsible to Design wiring harnesses to meet internal manufacturing guidelines and best practices always taking into consideration the good quality of the end product. First point of contact for engineering and with tier-1 and tier-2 modular suppliers that supply our main customer and our components that are part of their final assembly.
  9. Support prototype events and launch at customer assembly plant.
 
 
Qualifications:
  • 4 yr BS Degree in Electrical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree with 1~3 years experience as a Wiring Design and Release Engineer. 
 
About Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc.
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc. (SEWS) is part of the Sumitomo family of companies, a 400 year old brand with a reputation for quality and reliability.  With the support of facilities throughout North America, SEWS has been delivering innovative solutions to automakers for over 30 years, and is a leading supplier of electrical distribution systems, components and electronics.  SEWS is committed to technical development worldwide and with a global network of resources, is able to deliver a truly competitive advantage to each of our customers.  Our associates are what drive Sumitomo’s continued growth, which is why we proudly offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, 401(k) with match, tuition benefits, paid holidays and vacation. 
 
To learn more about us, please visit www.sewsus.com.  

About the Sumitomo Electric Group
Since the founding of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. in 1897 with copper wire production, we have developed many new technologies and products through innovative R&D activities based on Sumitomo Electric manufacturing technologies for electric wires and power cables.  With more than 350 subsidiaries worldwide, we continue to introduce a wide variety of products that fulfill the expectations of society, in five business fields: Automotive, Information & Communications, Electronics, Environment & Energy, and Industrial Materials.  We are a Fortune global 500 company.   
 
To learn more about Sumitomo Electric Group, please visit http://global-sei.com.  

**Interested Candidates Should Submit Cover Letter and Salary History When Applying.**   An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/
 
 
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