Design Release Engineer - Windsor

What we are looking for:

Yazaki is looking for a Design Release Engineer to join our OEM team in Windsor, Ontario. This person will split there time between Windsor and Canton, MI. The location is located 60% of the time at a plant in Windsor and 40% in Canton, MI. This person will route and package the wire harness and define retention and covering components. Lead interface to customer for customer change control, technical, issues, and program engineering deliverables. Support continuous improvement of the design.

What you will be doing:

Routing, Packaging, Retention and Protection

• 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
• Define customer-directed components
• 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

Customer Change Control

• Ensure design meets customer and internal requirements
• Maintain customer part release system per statement of work
• Create and submit in BEAMS print markups for product designs that meet customer specifications and requirements, including DFA (Design for Vehicle Assembly)
• Collaborate with Systems Engineer to review customer product letters and determine complexity levels
• Update engineering issues in customer change management systems (e.g., CN, EWO, WERS, AIMS, etc.)
• Evaluate information provided by the customer as applied to the product/project for completeness and accuracy
• Collaborate with DVP&R (Design Verification Process & Report) team to validate customer requirements
• Support assembly plant instructions for customer per statement of work
• Initiate customer plant trials, document results of the trial, and obtain customer sign-off
• Develop and maintain program-specific, harness DFMEAs (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)
• Provide customer responses for cost studies
• Release non-Yazaki parts (screws, standard parts, etc.) into the customer system per statement of work and Internal Design Requirements
• Collaborate with Application Engineers to communicate engineering changes and coordinate 2D print releases
• Communicate to customer the content and status of the design, design changes, and build requirements

Engineering Customer Interface

• 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
• Lead customer interface for technical issues and program engineering deliverables
• 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
• Support customer initiatives such as cost and warranty reduction activities, etc.
• Trace technical issues and problems to root cause

What you will bring to the table:

• 2 years of automotive engineering experience preferred
• BSEE or BSME or equivalent experience

What we can provide you:

• Resources from around the globe
• A safe collaborative learning work environment that stimulates creativity and exploration
• Supportive leadership and team members to help you do your best work
• Diverse teams of experts
• Competitive compensation and benefits package including incentive compensation, 401K match, tuition assistance and a generous holiday schedule
• Opportunities for professional growth