Sr. Design Engineer - Lighting (Wauwatosa, WI, US) - Harley-Davidson

Job Summary

In this position, you will work with an experienced cross-functional engineering team and have design and delivery ownership for electrical and mechanical content of our lighting solutions from concept through launch.  You will utilize the "Great Harley-Davidson Engineering" design framework, implement M9 development methodology, and design for quality processes.  Specific deliverables include:
 

Job Responsibilities

• Explore technical solutions and present design recommendations to achieve requirements
• Develop component requirements through collaboration, product benchmarking and input from internal stakeholders
• Develop designs through Tier I component partners and approve designs for production
• Verify system performance to H-D standards, approve supplier validation, and work with test and verification entities to ensure EE system meets or exceeds targets
• Resolve technical issues by applying problem solving techniques and facilitating cross-functional engineering & test support as needed
• Support vehicle-level system integration activities and regulatory compliance
• Support pre-production and launch build events and participate in product test & evaluations

Education Requirements

Education Specifications

• This position requires a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering with a strong mechanical background.
   

Experience Requirements

This position typically requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant design experience in related field. In addition, a successful candidate will have demonstrated the followin

• Experience designing and developing systems/components utilizing multiple manufacturing processes from concept to production with consideration to:
  • Focus on delivering per the requests of cross-fucntional teams (such as product managers, styling, etc).
  • Meeting legal and regulatory requirements of the destinations identified in the platform release plan.
  • Developing test plans per automotive test standards and interpreting test results.
• A familiarity of various analysis techniques to solve both design challenges and development cycle failures.
• Success in directly using 3D CAD, engineering calculations, analysis/simulation and GD&T.
• Ability to manage parts and assemblies within the Windchill Part Life Cycle Management System.
• Success in solving challenging technical problems in a team environment.
• Experience in Design for Assembly and Design for Manufacturing at component and system levels.Ability to communicate technical subjects in a clear, concise manner to multiple levels of the organization. 
• Experience addressing inefficiencies in development process and implementing solutions through continuous improvement techniques.
• Success in directly or indirectly leading a team or supplier to meet aggressive quality, cost, timing, and performance objectives.
• Ability to work with diverse global teams both internally and externally (suppliers).

Experience Desired:

• Background in lighting development for automotive applications including interpreting lighting performance data (color, luminance intensity, etc).
• Experience with the following work product tools:  Helix ALM, JIRA, xFMEA
• Familiarity with root cause analysis process and techniques (i.e. fishbone/cause map/8D analysis, corrective action ideation, implementation verification, etc).
• Working knowledge of functional safety design concepts per the ISO26262 standard.