Wire Harness Engineer

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Workplace: On-Site, 5 days 
Location: Foster City, CA

We are seeking an experienced Wire Harness Engineer  to manage, catalog and maintain the electrical connector library used across our vehicle EE and mechanical toolchains. This role is critical to ensuring accurate, validated, and standardized connector data is available to design teams working in Siemens Capital Harness and 3DX Catia, supporting the development of next-generation autonomous vehicle electrical architectures.

Responsibilities 
    • Manage and catalog electrical harness connectors and interfaces within Siemens Capital Harness Tool and 3DX CATIA, ensuring data accuracy and consistency across platforms
    • Own the cataloging and validation of the full connector portfolio, including low voltage, high voltage, and high-speed interfaces (Ethernet, Coax, GMSL, GMSL2/GMNET, FAKRA, etc)
    • Evaluate and validate the electrical and mechanical parameters of connectors (pin-out, current/voltage rating, signal integrity, mating cycles, sealing, keying, etc.) to confirm suitability for use in downstream EE and mechanical designs
    • Partner with EE design, harness design, mechanical, and supplier quality teams to establish, drive, and continuously improve best practices and processes for connector library management in Capital and CATIA 3DX
    • Serve as the subject matter expert and point of contact for connector library questions, ensuring design teams have reliable, up-to-date component data

Required Qualifications 
    • 3+ years of hands-on experience with Siemens Capital Tool Suite (Capital Logic, Capital Component Manager, and/or related modules) and 3DX CATIA
    • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
    • Demonstrated experience developing or improving library management processes and best practices in a component/data management environment
    • Strong attention to detail and data governance discipline
    • Effective cross-functional communicator, comfortable working with EE, mechanical, and supplier teams

Preferred Qualifications 
    • Familiarity with harness design/manufacturing processes
    • Experience with PLM/PDM systems and configuration management

Salary Range
    • $110,000 - 130,000
    • The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

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