Product Engineer Electrical / Electronic

Job-ID33126861Reference26-03160 The Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) Engineer is a member of * Motor Company's Product Development Team that is co-located at Chicago Assembly Plant (CAP) along with the operations team. - EE&S (Electrical, Electronics, and Systems) PVT Engineers are the 1st line of defense with regards to Quality for the Explorer and Aviator vehicle lines. The EE&S PVT is responsible for the complete electrical system of the vehicle including both module software & the electrical distribution system -Experience or background in all functional engineering areas listed is not required but willingness to learn/adapt for new assignments is ideal - Candidate will lead resolution of design and quality issues by properly defining the issues and determining initial root cause of concern (design/supplier/manufacturing). Candidate will then lead resolution with the proper skill team after root cause is identified to ensure containment activity is taken to protect our customers Skills Required: Electrical Wiring - Candidate should be familiar with developing and releasing wiring harness designs for a vehicle electrical distribution system (EDS). Resolving DFMEA/design-for-manufacturing issues with harness suppliers, having hands-on experience with OEM wiring design tools (e.g., CATIA/Capital, or equivalent schematic-capture and harness-design software), knowledge of SAE/USCAR wiring standards, and ability to read and mark up 2D/3D wiring diagrams and geometry Skills Preferred: Team Center - Familiarity with Teamcenter/CAD tools for managing engineering change (EC) processes, checking in/out CAD and wiring data, navigating BOM structures, and tracking release status of harness/EDS components. Experience Required: System engineering, root cause analysis, quality improvement, low voltage wiring Experience Preferred: Functional knowledge of vehicle electrical system or functional knowledge of vehicle wiring system Education Required: Bachelor's Degree Additional Information: *FULLY ONSITE* *Please direct all questions or concerns regarding this order to Susan Davis and Kathleen Sheedlo via email.* *As this is a fully onsit position, the customer may request in-person interviews.* *Agency employees are required to be onsite from day one, as specified. Please do not submit remote-only candidates. If a candidate plans to relocate, note in the submittal that the relocation will be at the candidate's own expense.*** -Support daily warranty claim binning, triaging incoming claims, and prioritizing containment actions based on claim count & priority ranking -Support manage the change process for Engineering Issues: Coordinating plant trials, leading manage the change sign off process, ensuring the manufacturing plant is ready to incorporate design changes -Support error proofing systems identifying resolution for both internal & external issues -Attend VRT sub-system meetings, working with supporting skill teams to resolve quality & design issues -Review internal end of line electrical issues, triaging DTC's, developing workplans to resolve -Leverage quality systems to identify customer issues based on DTC information - Lead design resolution of low voltage EDS issues -Review pre-production vehicles for potential campaign items and assess warranty impact -Participate in vehicle builds and led resolution of issues (AIMS/JIRA) -Develop roadmap to eliminate high hurt internal/external issues. -Develop business cases for engineering changes using facts and applicable data -Lead engineering changes from initial concept through production launch