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Design Validation Engineer II - Wire Harness
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc.Farmington Hills, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Mar 2026
About the role
SEWS — Farmington Hills, Michigan Office. Although located at SEWS – Farmington Hills Office, this is a Hybrid position, which combines both in office and off-site work. Associates are required to work at least four days in the office each week, but also have the flexibility to work off-site. Job Title:Design Validation Engineer II Responsibilities:
About the Sumitomo Electric GroupSince 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. Follow Us on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/sumitomo-electric
**Interested Candidates Should Submit Cover Letter and Salary History When Applying.** An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
- Schedule, develop and maintain test plan with Test & Validation department to complete USCAR21 testing on time to customer milestones.
- Track test sample material orders and creation to ensure samples are received in time to complete validation according to customer milestones.
- Track and identify latest specification changes from Ford and USCAR for DV validation.
- Identify, track and resolve open issues.
- Ability to work independently to investigate and resolve issues.
- Good communication, time management, multitasking and interpersonal skills required.
- Interface directly with external customer - Program Management Team, customer engineers and launch team.
- Interface with internal customer Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems/Sumitomo Wiring Systems cross-functional groups, program managers and division management.
- Interface with external suppliers to resolve validation issues.
- Assist Design Release/Systems/3D/Warranty/Testing engineers with issues and analysis as needed.
- Bachelor’s Degree 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 the Sumitomo Electric GroupSince 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. Follow Us on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/sumitomo-electric
**Interested Candidates Should Submit Cover Letter and Salary History When Applying.** An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
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