CAD Engineer - EDS

​OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• To robustly design and electrically model the wire harness in line with the required timing, resolving all engineering issues in a cost and weight efficient manner.

SCOPE OF THE POSITION:

• Responsibility to design appropriate routing and packaging of vehicle wire harnesses and associated components, within the limitations of customer SDS and Lear design & manufacturing requirements.

• Working alongside the Project Engineer to ensure the design of the wire harness, reporting to the Engineering Project Lead

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and package EDS, Wire Harnesses and associated components to required electrical modelling standard.

• Design using DFMEA principles to ensure robust design.

• Support virtual build events and packaging activities to ensure the harness meets cost & weight targets while ensuring design robustness

• Manage and resolve engineering issues on harness in a timely manner

• Ensure accurate translation of design into 2D print

• Preparing Engineering Change proposals

• Take Responsibility to ensure harness design meets customer design requirements e.g. design manual, Electrical & Electronic Distribution System (EEDS) guidelines, SDS.

• Deliver a cost & weight efficient design for allocated harness

KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Technical Skills:

• AIMS, ECR's & Release process

• Quality tools such as APQP, DFMEA, 8D

• Cost understanding

• Ability to read and use engineering specifications & drawings

• Certified to use CATIA V5/ V6

• Certified to use Electrical Work Bench

• Trained and Certified to utilize Team Centre (TCe)

Preferred skills:

• CAD tool understanding - Vesys / CATIA V5/V6

• DFMEA practical experience / knowledge of.

• Electrical harness engineering background

Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent in electrical / electronic discipline

• HNC/D or equivalent in electrical / electronic discipline

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Team Player

• Methodical in approach

• Be an effective communicator demonstrating highly developed interpersonal and negotiation skills

• Be flexible in approach

• Self Starter