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Senior Wiring Engineer

Lear Corporation
Southfield, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 5/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/7/2026
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Job Description

Position Summary:

As a member of the Wiring team, the Lead Unit Engineer will be responsible for

design and development of automotive wire harnesses using a focused and disciplined approach. Ownership of entire product development cycle of assigned part(s) including adherence to specification, quality, cost, weight and on time delivery.

Additional Information

As a Wire Harness Engineer, you work in a team environment and your day is split between working with peers and customers to ensure the harness design meets all product design requirements. You spend a portion of your time conducting design reviews, managing components, and drafting or releasing prints. You also focus on feature development, reviewing products and vehicles, and analyzing potential failure modes all towards common project goals.

Responsibilities

A Senior Manager (M4) typically manages a department or small unit that includes multiple teams led by Managers and/or Team Leaders.

Responsibilities Typically Include

  • Ownership of short to mid-term (1-3 years) execution of functional strategy and the operational direction of the Department
  • Problems faced are often complex and require extensive investigation and analysis
  • Requires ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and ability to communicate and influence executive leadership

Skills

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Qualifications

Experience Requirements

Experience in low or high voltage wire harness design engineering

Wire Harness Design Release Experience (3D development to 2D print release)

Ability to Work as Part of Cross Functional Team

Ability and Willingness to Travel

Flexible on working locations, on or offsite

Preferred Qualifications

Mentoring experience / skills, leading design engineering team

Experience supporting automotive electrical systems or wire harness design

Experience with Capital XC 2D design

3D Design Experience

Certifications / Licenses

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.

We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. For assistance during the application process, contact your recruiter directly.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms, employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.

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