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Role: Electrical Harness Design Engineer
📍 Location: Staffordshire
💰 Salary: £30 - £45ph (Dependant on experience)
🏢 Working Pattern: Hybrid
This role is 6 months temporary to begin with, we ideally need you to be immediately available.
We’re looking for an experienced Electrical Harness Design Engineer to join a growing engineering team, supporting the design, development and delivery of electrical systems and harnesses for vehicle applications.
This is a hands-on design role, covering everything from electrical schematics and 2D harness drawings through to 3D routing, prototype modifications, validation and production release.
The Role
You will be responsible for:
- Designing and maintaining vehicle electrical schematics
- Creating 2D electrical harness drawings and circuit diagrams
- Supporting and creating 3D installation solutions from legacy 2D designs
- Developing harness designs with Design for Manufacture (DFM) in mind
- Carrying out electrical calculations and analysis including fuse blow, voltage drop and conductor sizing
- Supporting component selection and driving the reuse of components and design approaches
- Creating change management documentation to release designs into production
- Supporting validation and verification activities
- Undertaking hands-on investigations, fault-finding and design improvements
- Supporting prototype harness modification and build
- Maintaining accurate design records, revisions and associated technical analysis
- Liaising confidently with component suppliers and internal stakeholders
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About You
We’re looking for someone with:
- 3+ years’ experience in Tier 1 harness manufacture or OE electrical design
- Experience within on-highway or off-highway vehicle applications
- HND, degree or equivalent experience in a relevant engineering/technology discipline
- Strong understanding of electrical theory
- Experience taking electrical distribution systems from concept through to delivery
- Confidence using 2D and 3D EDS design/modelling software
- Good IT skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Strong record-keeping and documentation skills
- Experience with electrical installation and manufacturing requirements
- Zuken E3 (Desirable)
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