Wire communications engineer job description

• Prepare design layouts, diagrams, wiring harnesses, electrical systems, bills of material, and drawings/schematics of components and assemblies with supporting calculations, in support of the overall system design.
• Create and revise harness drawings. Perform other engineering-related tasks as required i.e., analysis, bills of material creation, manufacturing support, layout work, and supplier contact.
• Design vehicle hardware components to meet internal and customer requirements.
• Enforce the proper use of engineering criteria and drawing standards. Ensure that technical issues are conducted within the framework of company policies and procedures.
• Selection of wire harness engineering content such as cable ampacity sizing, heat shrink mechanical sizing, weatherization, and proper wire splicing
• Receive, create and record Wrike tickets for tracking of assignments
• Translation of engineering requirements to source and vendor control documentation
• Cataloging of vendor and supplier-controlled components, models and specifications
• Release of specifications, drawings and ECNs within the PDM system
• Interface with product design team, and mechanics to ensure accurate product implementation
• Generation of electrical schematics and wiring diagrams from sketches, drawings, datasheets and verbal direction
• Produce and revise engineering Bills of Materials in the Product Life Cycle system.
• Support inventory control with identifying special components or processes and/or alternative components
• Oversee wiring assemblers and manage consumable and tooling inventory
• Conduct QC checks of wiring harnesses per internal and customer standards
• Diagnosis and troubleshoot vehicle harness installation issues and train employees on proper corrective actions
• Checking of drawings per company and ASME Y14 standards
• Generation of Engineering Change Notices per company standards and engineering direction

Qualifications:

1. Bachelors Degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or equivalent
2. 3 years of industry experience

1. Experience with wire harness 3D design, wire harness installation drawings, wiring diagrams, and 3D modeling of complex multi-breakout harnesses.
2. Proficiency with harness design software, especially Solidworks Electrical, Zuken E3, etc.
3. Knowledge of IPC/WHMA-A-620 harness design and fabrication standards
4. Competent at end-to-end definition and selection of connectors, wires, and other harness hardware.
5. Experience with hands-on cable assembly and design and the ability to perform independently with minimal oversight is necessary

1. (7:00 AM- 3:30 PM) 1st shift