Design Validation Engineer Ii

Description
Although located at SEWS - Farmington Hills, Michigan Office, this is a flexible Work From Home position, which means an associate has the flexibility to work from home, but is expected to report to the local office as needed or required.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Develop/maintain/complete tracking matrix and customer DVP&R on time to program milestones. Track progression towards completion of testing by PS builds.
2. Verify design verification plan aligns with Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA) documentation.
3. Schedule, develop and maintain test plan with Test & Validation department to complete testing on time to customer milestones.
4. Track and identify latest specification changes from Ford and USCAR for DV testing.
5. Define testing profiles based on Ford specifications and request clarification from Ford technical specialist when specification is not clear.
6. Identify, track and resolve open issues.
7. Good communication, time management, multitasking and interpersonal skills required.
8. Track issues or design changes to closure as they pertain Track issues or design changes to closure as they pertain to customer requirements for a signed DVP&R or signed with deviations.
9. Interface directly with external customer - Program Management Team, customer engineers and launch team.
10. Interface with internal customer SEWS/SWS cross-functional groups, program managers and division management.
11. Assist Design Release/Systems/3D/Warranty engineers with issues and analysis as needed.

Qualifications:

• BS in Electrical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree with experience in the automotive industry as a Validation Engineer.
• 3 years + wire harness (EDS Engineer) experience or validation testing preferred.

About Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc.
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc. (SEWS) is part of the Sumitomo family of companies, a 400 year old brand with a reputation for quality and reliability. With the support of facilities throughout North America, SEWS has been delivering innovative solutions to automakers for over 30 years, and is a leading supplier of electrical distribution systems, components and electronics. SEWS is committed to technical development worldwide and with a global network of resources, is able to deliver a truly competitive advantage to each of our customers. Our associates are what drive Sumitomo's continued growth, which is why we proudly offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, 401(k) with match, tuition benefits, paid holidays and vacation.
To learn more about us, please visit www.sewsus.com.
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About the Sumitomo Electric Group
Since the founding of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. in 1897 with copper wire production, we have developed many new technologies and products through innovative R&D activities based on Sumitomo Electric manufacturing technologies for electric wires and power cables. With more than 350 subsidiaries worldwide, we continue to introduce a wide variety of products that fulfill the expectations of society, in five business fields: Automotive, Information & Communications, Electronics, Environment & Energy, and Industrial Materials. We are a Fortune global 500 company.
To learn more about Sumitomo Electric Group, please visit http://global-sei.com.
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