Harness Designer
| Posting date: | 21 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 December 2025 |
| Location: | Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3PL |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | GI Group Main Account |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | CA251121247712_1763738448 |
Summary
Are you an experienced Harness Designer within the Automotive industry? If so we have an exciting opportunity in the Crewe area:
Job Description
- Designs wiring systems for one or more projects
- Is responsible for the application of product design
- Performs one or several of the following design elements:
- External and internal Change Management processes
- 2-D Harness routing
- Design Release Engineering
- Determining whether a design solution is user-friendly, cost-effective and environmentally friendly
- Evaluating design solutions against industry standards and regulations
- Evaluate DVP impact on the product and establish solutions
- Drawing release and BOM accuracy
- Module split of 2D designs
- Module logistic code definition
- Resident Design Engineering
- Evaluation of customer systems
- Schematic Design
- Wire Dimensioning
- Regular communication with customer, engineers and our manufacturing plants
- Participate to all engineering activities related with the product (FMET, DFMEA,DMU, Design for Manufacturing, etc…)
- Regular presence in reviews related with the customer development strategy
- Circuits analyse
- VAVE proposals
- Is responsible for technical content for documentation according to customer specification
Qualifications and Experience
- Ideally educated to HNC/degree level, or equivalent, in an Electrical/Electronic/Mechanical Engineering discipline
- Knowledge of VW Systems and specific Bentley Systems
- Knowledge of vehicle electrical systems and circuits
- Have a sound understanding of the harness design and manufacturing processes
- Experience working in a Customer interface role
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (including presentation, technical communication and negotiation skills)
- Ability to comply with current relevant legal and internal defined standards, as well as safety and environmental regulations
- Ability to report risks, opportunities and to comply with deadlines
- Prepared to travel UK and overseas (occasionally)
Benefits
- Competitive Salary dependent on experience
- 34 holidays including bank holidays with an accrual of an additional 5 days relating to service
- Annual Bonus
- Company Contributory Workplace Pension (up to 10% contribution)
- Cashplan Healthcare Scheme
- 37.5 hour working week
- Flexible Working Policy (including working from home up to 2 days a week)
Should you require any support or assistance on your application, please contact your local Gi Group office directly.
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