Sr. Design Engineer, Wire Harness

Lucid Motors • Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

Lucid is seeking a Sr. Design Engineer, Wire Harness to support the development of vehicle wiring harnesses. The role works with hardware, schematic, mechanical, quality, and supplier teams to obtain and manage harness data, develop harness designs, resolve packaging issues, and ensure accurate, consistent deliverables for harness manufacturers. It also supports data quality, supplier change management, quality checks, issue triage, and rework activities. The position includes travel of 20%.

Requirements

• 5+ years of automotive experience.
• Expert knowledge in harness 2D design and vehicle harness development.
• Strong experience with harness schematic tools such as PREEvision.
• Detailed knowledge of relevant formats such as KBL and XML.
• Harness packaging experience.
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to identify and communicate risks, mitigate them, and drive issues to closure.
• Deep understanding of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Attention to detail and ability to prioritize.
• Ability to build things with your hands.
• Harness debugging skills.
• Harness manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with hardware engineering teams and suppliers to obtain harness-relevant data.
• Create and maintain 2D drawings.
• Select wire-to-terminal crimp combinations.
• Work with schematic and mechanical teams to develop harness partitioning based on best practices and to ease the general assembly process.
• Ensure design data is translated into schematics and 2D drawings.
• Work with mechanical engineering teams on harness drawings, resolving packaging issues and finalizing connector selection.
• Maintain the component library, including terminals, connectors, cables, and wires.
• Merge harness schematics with 3D designs into a consistent data set for submission to harness manufacturers.
• Implement and conduct data quality checks.
• Work with schematic engineers to configure harness variants for multiple programs, vehicle variants, and test bench designs.
• Work with tool suppliers on integrations to streamline processes and improve harness data quality.
• Work with quality engineers on incoming quality checks and harness rework activities.
• Work with supplier change management and implementation processes.
• Support escalated issues and participate in triaging issues with different teams and harness suppliers.
• Participate in the design of engineering solutions intended to advance electric vehicle refinement.
• Create rework instructions as an interim action and provide a permanent resolution.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and disability coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Eligible employees may participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior