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Confirm the cost of parts which unit price is unknown to the procurement department.\nBe part of cross-functional teams focused on improving overall design and release of wiring harnesses, meetinginternal and customer deliverables.\nGenerate cost saving ideas to get a robust and cost-effective design.\nCoordinate design meetings between customers and Sumitomo.\nResponsible for achieving, as a team, corporate and customer deadlines assigned according to the PDE workplan.\nWork together with component validation and vehicle validation for the components; conduct design failure modes and effects analysis and fill out customer design verification checklists.\nRoot Couse warranty defects and if needed make design changes to eliminate them. Responsible to Design wiring harnesses to meet internal manufacturing guidelines and best practices always taking into consideration the good quality of the end product. First point of contact for any design issues.\nQualifications:\nBachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineeringor equivalent degree with experience as a Wire HarnessRelease Engineer.\n1+yearwire harness(EDS Engineer) experience.\nAbout Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc.\nSumitomo 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.\nTo learn more about us, please visit www.sewsus.com.\nFollow Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sumitomo-electric-wiring-systems\n\nAbout the Sumitomo Electric Group\nSince 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. 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