Senior Design Specialist - PGS Worldwide

PGS Worldwide is actively seeking a skilled Senior Design Specialist to support ongoing projects for an Aerospace leader in Sterling Heights, MI. This is an initial 6-month contract-to-hire opportunity and I will respond immediately to all qualified candidates.

Job Description:

• Performs design and drafting of both electrical and mechanical aspects of electrical/electronic equipment.
• Designs wiring harnesses, performs layout drawing and checking of schematic diagrams as supplied in rough form by electrical engineering, and makes wiring diagrams from schematic diagrams (vice-versa).
• Performs overall line replaceable unit (LRU) chassis and housing design/drafting, including overall system packaging.
• Selects LRU/wiring harness components such as electrical connectors, electrical accessories, wire, shielding, shield terminators, terminal lugs, etc.
• Produces schematic diagrams and/or CAD drawings for submission to customers, plant, operations or outside vendors to produce the specified LRU/wiring harnesses and cable assemblies. Output must be able to be entered directly into data management configuration control.

Requirements:

• Associate Degree in a relevant technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, plus a minimum of 9 years experience, or relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus an additional 5 years experience.
• Working knowledge of electrical engineering and electro-mechanical engineering tools is highly desired.
• Experience working with electrical/electronic systems of military ground vehicles.
• Completes designs from beginning to end including concept development, review, detailed design, documentation, verification and validation of simple sub-systems.
• Utilizes advanced modeling and analysis tools to develop product specifications, models, simulations, technical data packages and integration/verification procedures.
• Expert knowledge of CAD drafting/modeling and design techniques.
• Experience designing wiring harnesses/cable assemblies, routing of wiring. harnesses/cable assemblies and developing wiring harness/cable assembly drawings.
• Understanding of drawing generation utilizing Creo Pro-Cable (minimum 2 years experience).
• Understanding of MIL-STD-100, ANSI Y14.5/14.41, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD and T).
• Understanding of wire routing utilizing Logical Data from Mentor Graphics.
• Working knowledge of military electrical connector and electrical cabling specifications.
• Capable of creating wiring harness schematics with Visio Technical.
• The Integrated Product Team (IPT) environment for this position requires highly cooperative team working skills, as well as very good oral and written communication skills.
• US Citizenship required.

Job ID: 6527

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service, and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.