Electrical Systems Engineer III

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc.•Farmington Hills, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

SEWS is seeking a Systems Engineer III for their Farmington Hills, Michigan office. This is a hybrid position, requiring associates to work at least four days a week in the office, with the flexibility to work off-site. The role involves working with high-speed data cables (Coax, Ethernet, A2B, USB) and supporting SEWS's Ethernet cable business by understanding Automotive Ethernet technologies. The engineer will also perform root-cause analysis of issues, serve as a primary technical contact for customers, and interface with various internal groups.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent degree.
5-7 years experience with automotive high speed data cables.

Responsibilities

Attend and lead internal/customer meetings related to high speed data cables (Coax, Ethernet, A2B, USB).
Work with internal design verification group to understand and set up testing required and evaluate signal degradation caused by attenuation, reflections, crosstalk, skew, and discontinuities based on OEM specifications and test methods.
Support RFQ activities involving high speed communication data cables with consideration of manufacturing equipment and capabilities.
Work with program team to define cable type, conductor size, shielding, insulation, and connector interfaces and identify, track and resolve open issues.
Understand the requirements of high-speed automotive communication systems and apply knowledge of Automotive Ethernet, including technologies such as 100BASE-T1, 1000BASE-T1 and higher-speed Ethernet architectures to support SEWS Ethernet cable business.
Perform root-cause analysis of high speed cable issues using laboratory measurement equipment and develop corrective and preventive actions.
Serve as the primary technical contact for customers on high-speed automotive cable and interconnect applications.
Travel periodically to customer, OEM, Tier 1, manufacturing, and test locations as required.
Good communication, time management and interpersonal skills required.
Interface with internal customer Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems/Sumitomo Wiring Systems cross-functional groups, program managers and division management.