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Yazaki North America, Inc.

Design Release Engineer

Yazaki North America, Inc., Lansing, Michigan, United States


What we are looking for: Yazaki North America is looking for a

Design Release Engineer

to join our Stellantis Engineering team in Canton, MI. The candidate will route and package the wire harness and define retention and covering components. The candidate will lead interface to customer for customer change control, technical issues, and program engineering deliverables. The candidate will support continuous improvement of the design. What you will be doing: Routing, Packaging, Retention and Protection Package components and wire harnesses into vehicles in the 3D environment, including splice locations at the harness level. Define retention and covering components (convolute, tape, etc.) to be used on the wire harness. Initiate NCRs (New Component Requests) and interface with Advanced Purchasing, Advanced Supplier Development, Provisional Component Engineering, and ComBU for the development and approval of new-tooled components. Customer Change Control Maintain customer part release system per statement of work. Communicate to customer the content and status of the design, design changes, and build requirements. Provide customer responses for cost studies. Update engineering issues in customer change management systems. Release non-Yazaki parts into the customer system per statement of work. Customer and Internal Design Requirements Ensure design meets customer and internal requirements. Collaborate with Systems Engineer to review customer product letters and determine complexity levels. Create and submit in BEAMS print markups for product designs that meet customer specifications and requirements. Collaborate with Application Engineers to communicate engineering changes and coordinate 2D print releases. Collaborate with DVP&R (Design Verification Process & Report) team to validate customer requirements. Develop and maintain program-specific, harness DFMEAs (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis). Evaluate information provided by the customer as applied to the product/project for completeness and accuracy. Initiate customer plant trials, document results of the trial, and obtain customer sign-off. Support assembly plant instructions for customer per statement of work. Engineering Customer Interface Lead customer interface for technical issues and program engineering deliverables. Represent YNA Engineering at customer change control meetings and design reviews. Represent YNA manufacturing to customer to support YNA DFM (Design for Manufacturing) guidelines. Support vehicle builds and launches at customer pilot and assembly plants. Continuous Improvement of the Design Generate cost savings ideas and attend VAVE (Value Analysis Value Engineering) workshops. Trace technical issues and problems to root cause. Support customer initiatives such as cost and warranty reduction activities. What you will bring to the table: Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering. Minimum of five years of automotive engineering experience preferred. What we can provide you: A safe collaborative learning work environment that stimulates creativity and exploration. Diverse teams of experts. Resources from around the globe. Supportive leadership and team members to help you do your best work. Opportunities for professional growth. Competitive compensation and benefits package including incentive compensation, 401K match, tuition assistance and a generous holiday schedule. Yazaki North America is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, handicap, veteran status, or other legally protected status or characteristic. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship. Yazaki North America complies with federal and state equal employment opportunity laws and strives to keep the workplace free from all forms of harassment.

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