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At Aptiv, we understand the full electrical architecture of today's vehicles. This unique perspective gives us the expertise to design the most robust and innovative connection systems available, optimizing the cost and performance of the entire electrical system.

Aptiv never stops innovating when it comes to our complete portfolio of automotive connectors, terminals, seals and headers. Our wide range of robust, reliable and easy-to-use connection systems can address any application in the vehicle and enable future advancements in automotive design.

Your Role:

As a Wiring Harness Systems Engineer, you will help deliver technology that is the key to vehicle architecture optimization to the world's largest automotive manufacturers. You will be responsible for wire harness design development, pre and post production launch issue tracking, engineering change coordination, engineering change documentation management, participating in vehicle pilot and launch build events, and supporting wiring harness validation testing.

In your daily job you will:

• Act as a wiring harness circuit system developer for a particular harness family or families on a vehicle program.

• Harness design development involves studies of the entire vehicle electrical system topologies, and sub-systems topologies for optimized design and complexity.

• Create robust and optimized designs and develop changes that will improve quality, cost, and customer satisfaction. Includes addition of splices, grounds, terminals, seals and other supplier value added information.

• Direct design proposals through review of systems data in customer and Aptiv DEF environments.

• Assure Aptiv and customer specifications are being designed into and are met by the final product during pilot and production phases.

• Validation test plan development

• Vehicle build verification prior to pilot/production events

• Review Warranty information post launch to identify design continuous improvements.

Pre and Post Production Launch Issue Tracking:

• Record and report to internal Aptiv and external customer engineering teams on individual harness issues.

• Communicate status of issues on a regular basis to engineering team to assure resolution is moving forward in a reasonable timeframe.

Engineering Change Coordination:

• Support vehicle level meetings, where component wiring systems issues are discussed with cross functional teams to find common resolution. Includes meetings to discuss harness partitioning, complexity, options content, Inline development and other critical development areas.

• Communicate the design changes and potential implementation timing to downstream users including but not limited to internal wiring harness manufacturing plants, and external vehicle manufacturing plants to obtain buy-off and begin change implementation process.

Pilot and Launch Build Support:

• Support both Prototype and Production Launch build events per contractual requirements with customer.

• Support rework of wiring assembly when required to address quality or engineering issues

• Responsible for supporting all vehicle build events, conducting root cause analysis and corrective actions on circuit design issues, design errors and/or manufacturing quality issues.

Support of Wire Harness Validation Testing:

• Aide in development of project specific validation plans, Design Failure Mode Effects

• Analysis, and Design Validation Program and Report plans. These plans will address both

• Design Validation (DV) and Production Validation (PV).

Why join us?

• You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.

• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.

• You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.

Your Benefits at Aptiv:

• Private health care effective day 1 of employment

• Life and accident insurance

• Hybrid and flexible working hours

• Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacation, Designated time off, Parental leave)

• Relocation assistance may be available

• Learning and development opportunities

• Discount programs with various manufacturers and retailers

• Recognition for innovation and excellence

• Opportunities to give back to the community

• Tuition Reimbursement

Apply today, and together let's change tomorrow!

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