Wiring Design Release Engineer

American Battery Solutions • Lake Orion, MI

8h

About The Position

The Wiring Design Release Engineer designs battery-pack internal electrical connectivity systems for American Battery Solutions’ internal and external customer products. The role leads harness topology and partitioning, component packaging, circuit coding, and electrical connectivity design, including wire lists, DEF files for composite harness design, and load analysis. It also reviews voltage-drop calculations, circuit sizing, connector pin counts, and circuit protection.

The engineer works with Systems Engineers, BMS Hardware Engineers, and other engineering stakeholders to meet product and customer requirements, standardize and modularize harness designs, and track program progress. The position supports pre-launch builds and product launches, and includes other duties as assigned. The employee is expected to maintain predictable and reliable attendance and follow company policies, processes, procedures, and applicable federal and state regulations.

This role is based at American Battery Solutions’ headquarters and Innovation Center in Orion Township, Michigan. The company describes its workplace as diverse and inclusive and offers employer-paid benefits, paid time off, retirement matching, tuition assistance, and employee development opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• At least four years of wiring experience within the automotive industry.
• Experience designing and specifying wire harnesses, flexible printed circuits (FPC), and automotive low- and high-voltage connector systems.
• Understanding of design best practices for wire routing, fixations, shielding, and grounding.
• Understanding of common industry standards governing connector and wire-harness design and manufacturing.
• Ability to interface with connector, PDC, vehicle architecture, and systems engineers to manage electrical aspects of wiring design.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to make sound decisions using data-driven analysis, expertise, experience, and judgment; gather relevant information; seek input; and identify connections or root causes.
• Orientation toward continual improvement, high-quality work, and sustainability.
• Achievement-oriented approach and urgency in meeting goals.
• Ability to maintain a position and express views without unnecessary aggression.
• Strong initiative, drive for results, and persistence in resolving issues despite obstacles.
• Understanding of and active support for the organization’s mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods, work at a computer, adjust focus, and maintain attention for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Lead harness topology and partitioning.
• Package components and collaborate with other systems within the application.
• Optimize harness complexity across product lines through standardization and modularity.
• Lead coding of all circuits.
• Complete electrical connectivity design for battery systems, including wire-list and DEF files for composite harness design and load analysis.
• Review and anticipate voltage-drop calculations and circuit sizing.
• Determine in-line connector pin counts and circuit protection.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineers and BMS Hardware Engineers to ensure internal and customer-specific requirements are met.
• Track and report program progress to ensure requirements are met in a timely manner.
• Support pre-launch builds and product launches.
• Perform other duties as assigned, requested, or directed.
• Maintain predictable and reliable attendance and adhere to company policies, processes, procedures, and federal and state regulations.

Benefits

• Three weeks of vacation, up to 72 hours of sick time, 15 holidays, and parental leave.
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) offerings.
• Company-provided 401(k) savings plan with immediately vested matching contributions.
• Voluntary benefits offerings.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee Referral Program.
• Employee development and career growth opportunities.
• Competitive salary and retirement program.

What This Job Offers

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