Resourceful/agreeable to enable strong vendor liaison/customer communications
Production and results-oriented self-starter Developing subject matter expert on cable assembly best practices
Provides conceptual design, drafting and/or technical support to project groups for new and existing equipment cables.
The candidate should possess the following skills and experiences
The design capability to develop cable/harness design solutions which meet specific design requirements
A working application knowledge of relevant interconnect design and fabrication standards
The ability to create power and system functional/block drawings and wiring diagrams
The ability to analyze/interpret schematic drawings, mechanical drawings and understanding part tolerances, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, standard industry symbols and drawing conventions to a level where the information provided is sufficient to construct the cable/harness or arrange the system
Support Production team during New Product Integration (NPI) stages
Create complex working cable drawings and interpret hardware design documents
Leverage a knowledge of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) issues as they pertain to cable design, bonding and grounding principles
Knowledge of MIL-Spec circular connectors, backshells and other cable components
Maintain ongoing research of new materials/suppliers to strengthen supply chain
Build parts Bill Of Materials (BOMs) and respond to obsolescence as required
Conduct and minute peer reviews of cable design output through project workflow
Have a working knowledge of configuration management processes for engineering changes
Have experience in documenting designs in Electronic Computer Aided Design (ECAD), Microsoft Visio and Office software products
Desired Skills
Experience with Zuken Electrical Design Software
Environment requirements: Basic understanding of the principles of shock and vibration, thermal management and electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compliance management and how these environmental requirements are accommodated in product design
Design to cost: Understanding of design to cost principles to ensure early establishment of realistic cost objectives and then managing the key factors which design cost to meet the stated objectives
Design for manufacturability/assembly/test (including tolerance analysis) and product functionality:
Understanding of design for manufacturing and assembly principles to produce cost effective cable and harnesses which are optimized for manufacturing.
