Harness Designer

Are you an experienced Harness Designer within the Automotive industry? If so we have an exciting opportunity in the Crewe area:

Job Description

• Designs wiring systems for one or more projects
• Is responsible for the application of product design
• Performs one or several of the following design elements:
• External and internal Change Management processes
• 2-D Harness routing
• Design Release Engineering
• Determining whether a design solution is user-friendly, cost-effective and environmentally friendly
• Evaluating design solutions against industry standards and regulations
• Evaluate DVP impact on the product and establish solutions
• Drawing release and BOM accuracy
• Module split of 2D designs
• Module logistic code definition
• Resident Design Engineering
• Evaluation of customer systems
• Schematic Design
• Wire Dimensioning
• Regular communication with customer, engineers and our manufacturing plants
• Participate to all engineering activities related with the product (FMET, DFMEA,DMU, Design for Manufacturing, etc…)
• Regular presence in reviews related with the customer development strategy
• Circuits analyse
• VAVE proposals
• Is responsible for technical content for documentation according to customer specification

Qualifications and Experience

• Ideally educated to HNC/degree level, or equivalent, in an Electrical/Electronic/Mechanical Engineering discipline
• Knowledge of VW Systems and specific Bentley Systems
• Knowledge of vehicle electrical systems and circuits
• Have a sound understanding of the harness design and manufacturing processes
• Experience working in a Customer interface role
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (including presentation, technical communication and negotiation skills)
• Ability to comply with current relevant legal and internal defined standards, as well as safety and environmental regulations
• Ability to report risks, opportunities and to comply with deadlines
• Prepared to travel UK and overseas (occasionally)

Benefits

• Competitive Salary dependent on experience
• 34 holidays including bank holidays with an accrual of an additional 5 days relating to service
• Annual Bonus
• Company Contributory Workplace Pension (up to 10% contribution)
• Cashplan Healthcare Scheme
• 37.5 hour working week
• Flexible Working Policy (including working from home up to 2 days a week)

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