Adient Aerospace is a Joint Venture between Adient and Boeing. Boeing brings a deep knowledge of Aerospace, and Adient is the world’s leader in automotive seating. At Adient Aerospace, it is our mission to deliver innovative seating design through precise operational excellence, resulting in a superior customer experience. We bring the right pieces together, in precisely the right way, at precisely the right time.
Adient Aerospace is looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our team in Huntington Beach, California. This is an on-site position and you must live in or be willing to relocate to Southern California. We look for highly proficient individuals who are collaborative, value diversity, enjoy working as a team, and share our passion for success. We invest in our employees with opportunities for professional development and offer competitive benefits.
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JOB SUMMARY

The Electrical Engineer is responsible for the coordination and completion of projects. The Electrical Engineer ensures all project elements comply with timelines, budget, and regulations; identifying and resolving issues. The role oversees the work of the Design Engineers to ensure work is in line with customer and regulatory requirements. They ensure effective communication and coordination between all disciplines and other project participants. The Electrical Engineer is also responsible for the engineering and schedule for the program, which includes drawing lists and certification of deliverables.
Note: The primary difference between job levels is tied to skill level, complexity of the problem solving, and year of experience. Job assignments will be based on experience, job opening and budget availability, and the performance level of the incumbent.
SUMMARY OF JOB DUTIES - Essential Functions (Other duties and projects may be assigned or requested.)

Reasonable accommodation may enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Evaluate electrical systems, products, components, and applications by applying aircraft wiring designs and practices while designing aircraft seating systems
• Coordinate with groups such as manufacturing, planning, purchasing, program management, certification, stress engineering, and design engineering to ensure program completion according to safety standards, regulations, and schedule
• Apply engineering principles in the development of products to ensure unit meets specification, regulation, schedule, and budget requirements
• Develop and optimize designs which adhere to performance targets including cost, volume, weight, and quality, as established by management and customer demand. Identify opportunities to optimize components and assemblies whenever possible
• Create 3D models of individual components and assemblies in CATIA. Create and or check 2D drawings of parts, components, sub-assemblies and assemblies as required in CATIA and AUTOCAD
• Research and verify the design criteria and needs per customer as well as based upon regulatory and integrator or OEM requirements
• Ensure designs are optimized for manufacturing and assembly, including and not limited to soliciting observations from fabricators, operators, quality assurance, product support, supply chain specialists, or other disciplines as needed
• Create design proposals, including presentations, and objectively demonstrate the benefits and rationale behind proposed designs. This may include presentations to a variety to groups including other disciplines, and customers
• Prepare drawings, reports and other engineering data required for production, testing and qualification of designed equipment
• Provide technical support to supply chain to address vendor inquiries
• Act as shop liaison during initial production units to solve engineering problems encountered in production and support production personal with manufacturing electrical design
• Monitor project tracking status to ensure projects are completed accurately and timely
• Maintain a safe, secure and legal work environment, adhering to all Company policies and procedures
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Maintain and protect the confidentiality of the Company’s information and products
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned or requested

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline is required

Experience: Job assignments will be based on experience, job openings, budget availability, and the performance level of the incumbent

• Level l: 0-2 years of engineering experience
• Level II: 2-5 years of engineering experience
• Level III: 5+ years of engineering experience

SKILLS:

• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of related software including CATIA, AUTOCAD, and PLM
• Proficiency with MS Office applications

PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with design and certification of electrical components installed in aircraft interiors

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing

• Evaluate electrical systems, products, components, and applications by applying aircraft wiring designs and practices while designing aircraft seating systems
• Coordinate with groups such as manufacturing, planning, purchasing, program management, certification, stress engineering, and design engineering to ensure program completion according to safety standards, regulations, and schedule
• Apply engineering principles in the development of products to ensure unit meets specification, regulation, schedule, and budget requirements
• Develop and optimize designs which adhere to performance targets including cost, volume, weight, and quality, as established by management and customer demand. Identify opportunities to optimize components and assemblies whenever possible
• Create 3D models of individual components and assemblies in CATIA. Create and or check 2D drawings of parts, components, sub-assemblies and assemblies as required in CATIA and AUTOCAD
• Research and verify the design criteria and needs per customer as well as based upon regulatory and integrator or OEM requirements
• Ensure designs are optimized for manufacturing and assembly, including and not limited to soliciting observations from fabricators, operators, quality assurance, product support, supply chain specialists, or other disciplines as needed
• Create design proposals, including presentations, and objectively demonstrate the benefits and rationale behind proposed designs. This may include presentations to a variety to groups including other disciplines, and customers
• Prepare drawings, reports and other engineering data required for production, testing and qualification of designed equipment
• Provide technical support to supply chain to address vendor inquiries
• Act as shop liaison during initial production units to solve engineering problems encountered in production and support production personal with manufacturing electrical design
• Monitor project tracking status to ensure projects are completed accurately and timely
• Maintain a safe, secure and legal work environment, adhering to all Company policies and procedures
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Maintain and protect the confidentiality of the Company’s information and products
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned or requeste