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Senior Product Development Engineer – EDS Design Release
About the Role
As a Senior Product Development Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for complex Electrical Distribution System programs, serving as the primary engineering interface with customers while driving design excellence, mentoring engineers and leading continuous improvement initiatives throughout the product development lifecycle.
What You'll Do
Lead the development and release of complex automotive wire harness systems.
Serve as the primary technical contact for customer engineering activities.
Drive engineering change management and technical decision-making.
Lead design reviews, validation activities and customer meetings.
Guide root cause investigations and implement robust engineering solutions.
Mentor and develop less experienced engineers.
Lead Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE) and cost reduction initiatives.
Promote engineering best practices and knowledge sharing across the organization.
Support vehicle launches and resolves complex technical issues.
What We're Looking For
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics Engineering or related discipline.




Master's degree preferred.
8+ years of experience in automotive product development.
Advanced knowledge of CAD, PLM and customer engineering systems.
Expertise in DFMEA, DVP, Design for Manufacturing and engineering change management.
Experience interacting directly with OEM customers.
Six Sigma or equivalent certification is a plus.
Onsite at office
Must have reliable transportation from and to work
Must be able to travel domestically and internationally
Overtime may be necessary from time-to-time
What Will Help You Succeed
Technical leadership.
Coaching and mentoring capabilities.
Strategic decision-making.
Ability to influence cross-functional teams.
Strong customer relationship management.
Physical Requirements :
Ability to troubleshoot and rework wire harnesses in warehouse setting, during wire harness or vehicle builds, or after assembly on the vehicles.
Ability to lift wire harness assemblies up to 30 pounds.
Ability to climb inside of vehicles to troubleshoot and rework.
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