Senior Wiring Release Engineer

Slate Auto•Troy, MI

1d•$108,877 - $163,316

About The Position

Slate is looking for an energetic, organized, experienced Senior Wiring Release Engineer to join our growing team. Slate is a new US Based Electric Vehicle company transforming the battery electric vehicle space. Our technology is designed to deliver the most reliable and most efficient low cost of ownership electric vehicle on the market. The Senior Wiring Release Engineer will develop the requirements and manage the Tier 1 suppliers for different harnesses and jumpers. This engineer will also work with other groups on determining interface information needed to complete the electrical system design. This Engineer will report to the Head of Electrical and will be responsible for driving the development of the electrical system requirements for all of the Slate battery electric vehicles. The Engineer will be challenged to develop unique solutions for various harnesses for a non-traditional vehicle. Responsibilities will be broad in scope and complex requiring creativity, superior initiative, good judgement, and leadership skills. This is a hands-on position that will also require leadership of Tier 1 suppliers.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering or equivalent from an ABET accredited or equivalent program is preferred.
8+ years relevant experience
Hands on / detail oriented
Comfortable working with low voltage and high voltage systems
Excellent communication
Team building and relationship building skills.
Specific experience including Low voltage components such as circuit breakers, relays, wiring, etc.
High voltage components such as DCDC, motor and inverter, battery, and on-board charger, etc.
Experience with harness development tools such as Capital and Zuken
Knowledge of CAN, LIN, Ethernet, LVDS, and A2B protocol physical topology requirements
8D, five whys, and fishbone process to diagnose complex issues
PPAP experience developing and creating Design records, FMEA’s, Control Plans, etc.
Industry standards such as FMVSSS, NHTSA, DOT, USCAR, SAE, NEC, etc.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

Responsibilities

Design and develop the electrical system for fully electric vehicles based on requirements from the interconnected electrical components
Work with the engineering design team in setting design direction and leading development on system features, descriptions with electrical module owners
Lead and/or participate in vehicle level technical design reviews with all other groups and suppliers for all Vehicle Subsystems
Assist in the definition of all In-line connector selections, the circuit definitions, and sizing as it relates to component and system loads
Track Open Issues, communicate issues to all groups and set up meetings as required to close all issues.
Escalate major issues immediately to leadership
Plan and execute system design timing alignment with overall program timing and mitigate strategies as appropriate to resolve conflicts
Create and maintain electrical system level DFMEA and DVP&R where applicable
Support electrical wire-harness and component system functions, electrical test lines at vehicle final assembly plant
Test, rework, and debug wiring systems on prototype & pre-production vehicles
Assure Piece Cost Targets, ED&D Budget, Timing, Weight and Quality intent is achieved
Utilize LEAN Engineering methodologies throughout
Develop and document test plans for the wiring harnesses.