Job Title: Design Engineer – Wiring Harness (Automotive)
Job Description
This role focuses on the end‑to‑end design and routing of automotive wiring harnesses using CATIA V5/V6 and 3DEXPERIENCE. The Design Engineer defines optimized harness architectures and routing strategies that reduce weight and cost while meeting Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) requirements. The position requires close collaboration with Electrical & Electronics Systems Engineering teams, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to deliver robust, manufacturable, and serviceable harness solutions for complex vehicle systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop and refine wiring harness routing concepts and detailed designs using CATIA V5/V6 and 3DEXPERIENCE.
- Define optimized harness architectures and routing strategies that minimize weight and cost while fully complying with EMC requirements.
- Collaborate closely with Electrical & Electronics Systems Engineering (EESE) teams to create concepts and design proposals for vehicle programs.
- Independently lead and conduct technical design reviews, clearly articulating harness design challenges and trade-offs to engineers, suppliers, and stakeholders.
- Resolve complex interface and packaging challenges related to wiring harnesses and electrical/electronic modules and systems.
- Perform benchmarking and packaging studies on electrical and electronic modules and systems, and define their locations within the vehicle.
- Apply knowledge of vehicle architecture, aggregate groups, sub-groups, systems, and sub-systems to ensure coherent harness integration.
- Evaluate and decide on manufacturing feasibility, ensuring harness designs are suitable for production processes.
- Assess assembly and service feasibility to ensure harness designs support efficient installation and maintenance.
- Use Teamcenter Engineering and Vismockup to manage product data, visualize packaging, and validate designs in a digital environment.
- Communicate effectively with program stakeholders and suppliers to align design decisions, resolve issues, and drive consensus.
- Work both independently and collaboratively with team members to meet project milestones and deliver high-quality design outputs.
- Demonstrate proactive ownership of assigned tasks, ensuring timely completion and adherence to quality standards.
Essential Skills
- 6–10 years of hands-on experience in automotive wiring harness design and packaging of electrical and electronic components.
- Extensive working experience with CATIA V5 and 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX), including Electrical Harness Design, Part Modelling, and Surface Design.
- Strong expertise in wiring harness routing and resolving complex interface challenges in automotive applications.
- Proven ability to define optimized harness architectures and routing strategies that meet EMC requirements while minimizing weight and cost.
- Experience conducting benchmarking and packaging studies for electrical and electronic modules and systems in vehicles.
- Solid knowledge of vehicle architecture, vehicle aggregate groups, sub-groups, systems, and sub-systems.
- Proficiency in assessing manufacturing feasibility for harness designs.
- Ability to evaluate assembly and service feasibility for harness and component layouts.
- Good knowledge and practical experience with Teamcenter Engineering and Vismockup.
- Strong communication skills for engaging effectively with program stakeholders and suppliers.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Proactive, self-starting mindset with a strong sense of ownership and commitment to high-quality results.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Mechanical design supporting robust packaging and integration of electrical and electronic components.
- Experience in design reviews and cross-functional collaboration with engineering teams and suppliers.
- Ability to clearly present technical issues and solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving skills for addressing complex packaging and interface issues in vehicle environments.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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- Hiring diverse talent
- Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
- Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
- Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.
About Actalent
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Our Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai delivery centers are hubs of engineering expertise, with core capabilities in mechanical and electrical engineering, systems and software, and manufacturing engineering. Our teams deliver work across multiple industries including transportation, consumer and industrial products, and life sciences. We serve more than 4,500 clients, including many Fortune 500 brands. Learn more about how we can work together at actalentservices.com.
