EDS Industrialization Design and Release Engineer

Join the Ford Product Development team as an EDS Industrialization Design and Release Engineer. Utilize Design Thinking & User Experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers.

Requirements

• Lead 3D wire harness routing using Catia and Siemens NX
• Translate system requirements into logical and physical schematics
• Optimize design and partner with CAE to run circuit analysis simulations
• Develop design strategies to optimize manufacturability, assembly efficiency, and serviceability
• Develop critical program-specific documentation including boundary diagrams and DFMEA
• Lead development of manufacturing prints with Full-Service Supplier Partner
• Define and manage wire harness family complexity
• Utilize common design principles and component standardization across vehicle programs
• Create clear installation illustrations to facilitate efficient installation and maintenance
• Establish and maintain a robust design version control system
• Conduct thorough design reviews with Systems Engineering, Manufacturing or Quality
• Manage APQP for electrical components and wire harnesses
• Review pre-production and prototype vehicles to resolve electrical design issues
• Represent electrical design and industrialization team at vehicle prototype build events
• Lead investigation and resolution of warranty issues
• Lead cost analysis of EDS components to reduce costs and optimize manufacturing
• Define pinouts/terminal sizing for in-line connectors
• Provide technical support in selecting fuse sizes, wire gauges and types
• Configure power distribution and grounding
• Assign and define electrical circuit options for vehicle configurations
• Lead electrical compatibility reviews of EDS designs and sign off wire harness prints
• Manage logical design data in Catia and Teamcenter