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A typical project engineer is responsible for project design, scope management, cost control, quality, and performance reporting.\n\nJob Responsibilities:\n\nProvides program-specific sourcing requirements and PSDS technical input for supplier technical reviews.\n\nDevelops the initial harness parts list and performs complexity studies.\n\nMaintains program continuity and consistency of effort by understanding the PSDS Statement of Requirements, program timing, issues, and plans, and by managing required changes.\n\nCoordinates and manages supplier activities within the engineering factory.\n\nParticipates in interface tradeoff discussions and helps resolve system integration issues.\n\nManages cost, quality, mass, and related performance metrics for the power and signal distribution system, including program and content changes.\n\nSupports pre-production build events, including both physical and virtual builds.\n\nEnsures the design, development, and release of the wiring system are fully integrated into the vehicle architecture with a strong focus on quality.\n\nLeads Product Development Team meetings to ensure timing and deliverables are achieved.\n\nLeads or supports benchmarking activities to drive innovation, tradeoff decisions, and cost-benefit analysis.\n\nLeads or supports Peer Reviews, Wire Harness Assessments, and assembly plant launch and remediation activities.\n\nPerforms complex design analysis, develops engineering designs including subsystems, and implements engineering changes.\n\nDefines and balances system requirements.\n\nPlans and executes test and development programs.\n\nReleases parts and subsystems for production.\n\nBusiness Group - responsible for the wire harness, connectors, grommets, the candidate would be designing the harness, partner with a designer and tell the designer here are the requirements they need and the designer would map it out, talk through different ideas to talk through issues.\n\nTeam structure - each contractor will be assigned a program team, working with other peers and electrical architects\n\nDifferent Program Teams - Truck, EV, Self components of the harness (grams, connectors)\n\nRequirements:\n\nBachelor's degree required; Engineering is preferred\n\n2 to 4 years of experience\n\nPreferred Requirements:\n\nBackground/Experience - any DRE work is helpful\n\nAwareness of CAD, release experience is helpful\n\nBonus would be experience with wiring, wiring connectors\n\nHiring Manager's Top Skills:\n\nVehicle electrical and wire harness design knowledge at least 1 year\n\nDesign release / engineering change process mastery - what it means to release, what it means with work with program teams\n\n3D packaging and design analysis proficiency - basic understanding of what this looks like, will not be doing the work themselves, will have a partner helping them with this\n\nTravel:\nTrips to the OEM Plant in U.S. or Supplier Plants in Mexico is potentially on the table.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Optimal Cae","rawCompany":"optimal cae","city":"Warren","state":"MI","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-08T03:31:08.395Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"},{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"336110","title":"Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing","slug":"automobile-and-light-duty-motor-vehicle-manufacturing"},{"code":"336390","title":"Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing","slug":"other-motor-vehicle-parts-manufacturing"},{"code":"336320","title":"Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing","slug":"motor-vehicle-electrical-and-electronic-equipment-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Project Engineer","description":"Summary:\nThe main function of a project engineer is to plan, direct, or coordinate activities across engineering-based projects. 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