Electrical Wiring Architect

Workhorse•Wixom, MI

About The Position

Own and develop the overall vehicle wiring architecture, including harness partitioning, electrical interfaces, grounding strategy, power distribution, and communication-network topology. Define how electrical components and systems are connected across the vehicle. Develop and maintain vehicle-level electrical block diagrams, wiring schematics, interface definitions, and architecture documentation using Capital Harness. Establish harness boundaries, inline-connector locations, routing strategies, and subsystem interfaces. Define circuit requirements, including wire sizing, voltage drop, fuse protection, shielding, grounding, and connector requirements. Manage wiring architecture across vehicle options, configurations, and future product variants. Work with component DREs, wiring DREs, electrical architecture, controls, mechanical packaging, manufacturing, service, and suppliers to ensure system compatibility. Optimize the wiring system for cost, mass, complexity, manufacturability, serviceability, and reliability. Support electrical DFMEAs, functional-safety reviews, EMC analysis, and system-level design reviews. Lead resolution of cross-functional electrical interface and wiring issues during vehicle development and validation. Support Mule, DV, PV, and production builds, including root-cause analysis and implementation of design improvements. Maintain configuration control and ensure wiring changes are properly incorporated across schematics, harness designs, vehicle documentation, and released components.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
7–10 years of automotive electrical or wiring-harness engineering experience
Experience with Capital Harness software suite
Strong understanding of vehicle electrical distribution systems, wiring topology, grounding, circuit protection, and network architecture
Experience developing full-vehicle wiring architectures across multiple vehicle configurations
Knowledge of low-voltage and high-voltage electrical systems, including separation, shielding, grounding, and interface requirements
Experience with electrical schematic and harness-development tools such as Capital, VeSys, or equivalent
Understanding of automotive development processes, including Mule, DV, PV, and production launch
Working knowledge of automotive wiring standards, connector systems, EMC requirements, and design-for-manufacturing principles
Ability to coordinate technical decisions across multiple engineering teams, suppliers, and vehicle programs

Responsibilities

Own and develop the overall vehicle wiring architecture, including harness partitioning, electrical interfaces, grounding strategy, power distribution, and communication-network topology
Define how electrical components and systems are connected across the vehicle
Develop and maintain vehicle-level electrical block diagrams, wiring schematics, interface definitions, and architecture documentation using Capital Harness
Establish harness boundaries, inline-connector locations, routing strategies, and subsystem interfaces
Define circuit requirements, including wire sizing, voltage drop, fuse protection, shielding, grounding, and connector requirements
Manage wiring architecture across vehicle options, configurations, and future product variants
Work with component DREs, wiring DREs, electrical architecture, controls, mechanical packaging, manufacturing, service, and suppliers to ensure system compatibility
Optimize the wiring system for cost, mass, complexity, manufacturability, serviceability, and reliability
Support electrical DFMEAs, functional-safety reviews, EMC analysis, and system-level design reviews
Lead resolution of cross-functional electrical interface and wiring issues during vehicle development and validation
Support Mule, DV, PV, and production builds, including root-cause analysis and implementation of design improvements
Maintain configuration control and ensure wiring changes are properly incorporated across schematics, harness designs, vehicle documentation, and released components