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Yazaki is a global leader in the research, development and delivery of vehicle power and data solutions.

Yazaki works with virtually every major auto manufacturer in the world, and we've strived to maintain strategic and stable growth throughout our 83-year history. Today, we're on the lookout for energetic people with the potential to perform, as well as the ability to strengthen - and thrive in - the positive work environment we pride ourselves on.

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Location : Canton, MI USA

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 (where a splice is placed on the wire harness).
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 (e.g., CN, EWO, WERS, AIMS, etc.).

Release non-Yazaki parts (screws, standard parts, etc.) 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, including DFA (Design for Vehicle Assembly).

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 (e.g., PMT, PAT, etc.) and design reviews (e.g., technical design review, digital buck review, system compatibility review, etc.).

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, etc.

What you will bring to the table :

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering.

Minimum of two 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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