Component Engineer – Wiring and Connection Systems

Role Overview

• Serve as the Component Engineering representative on development projects and design reviews, ensuring component decisions support performance, manufacturability, and long‑term sustainability.
• Guide teams on material selection, lifecycle management, and risk mitigation to keep programs on track and aligned with global strategy.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, sourcing, and quality engineering teams across regions to deliver cohesive, high‑quality solutions.
• Partner with suppliers to introduce new material technologies and support innovation in wire, connectors, wire harnesses, electromechanical components, and metal parts.
• Train and advise development teams on component engineering processes, standards, and best practices to elevate engineering excellence.
• Drive cost and productivity improvements by identifying high‑value, low‑cost component strategies that support insourcing, standardization and common architecture as well as long‑term competitiveness.
• Contribute to initiatives that improve efficiency and leverage advanced tools—including AI—to enhance decision‑making and accelerate development.
• Work with Fabrication Services to develop new parts and resolve material‑related challenges during qualification and production.
• Identify opportunities to qualify alternate materials in response to geopolitical shifts, lifecycle risks, or tooling transfers across global regions.
• Consolidate similar materials used worldwide into globally available, strategically selected alternatives in partnership with global sourcing teams.
• Review component changes for certification impacts and provide guidance on qualification plans to ensure compliance and smooth transitions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Relevant Field
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• The ability to travel 10% of the time.
• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience.
• 3+ years of electromechanical design or component engineering experience.
• Experience with wiring harness design, connection systems, injection molding and metal stamping.
• Knowledge of connection system application and wire harness manufacturing processes.
• Experience with wire crimping validation, tooling, and processes.
• Working knowledge of UL and other agency certification requirements related to connection systems and wiring.
• Working knowledge of plastic materials and metals (brass alloys, steel, aluminum).
• Familiarity with component lifecycles and obsolescence mitigation strategies.
• Experience developing and executing a technical strategy that drives significant business outcomes.
• Experience with SAP, Windchill, Silicon Expert, or similar PLM/lifecycle tools.
• Lean Six Sigma experience.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate across all organizational levels.

Benefits

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.