At American Rheinmetall Vehicles, we believe in satisfied customers and healthy, engaged employees. We listen to our customers and develop transformational technology that delivers necessary military vehicle capabilities to our Warfighters while also providing challenging and fulfilling careers to our employees.

We are committed to supporting critical advancements in the United States defense industry, like the U.S. Army’s XM30 Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICV) program, which will replace the Army’s Bradley infantry fighting vehicle with a modernized ICV. Our team has recently won a contract award to advance to Phases 3 and 4 of the program where vehicle design will continue, followed by the prototype build of a small number of vehicles to be tested by the Army. Our solution for the XM30 program, along with our other next-generation tracked and wheeled vehicle systems, empowers and protects the members of our U.S. Armed Forces and ensure their safe return home.

In the past two years, we have secured an order intake of about $750 million. We have greatly increased our workforce and are continuing to do so at a rapid pace in order to staff our new facility and support our goals as we continue to grow our business. If you are interested in a meaningful career that directly supports our Warfighters, we encourage you to apply today!

American Rheinmetall Vehicles (ARV), in Sterling Heights, MI, delivers next generation capability, technology and competition to high priority United States modernization programs. Leveraging the global portfolio of Rheinmetall’s Vehicle Systems Division, ARV provides advanced tracked and wheeled combat vehicles and tactical wheeled vehicles. ARV offers forward thinking capabilities such open systems architectures to enable the rapid insertion of maturing technologies, platform commonality to reduce production and lifecycle costs, and the transfer of technology to establish local production capabilities. Rheinmetall’s collaborative global structure allows for the maturation and strengthening of the U.S. Industrial Base now and into the future.

Job Summary:

Responsible for the design, development and integration of complex military combat vehicle electronic (vetronics) and power harnesses systems.

We are looking for a Harness Engineer to work for our Sterling Heights, MI office. If you have at least 5 years’ experience of harness development experience, and have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field, we invite you to click the Apply button to learn more and share your qualifications with us.\

Estimated Salary Range $108K-$115K

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the employment application or for any part of the application process, please contact hr@rheinmetall-arv-us.com.

EOE (including Disability/Veterans)

Requirements

Essential Functions:

• Harness requirements analysis, derivation, decomposition and management activities
• Research and analyze solutions to meet customer requirements
• Perform trade studies to compare alternative approaches
• Create and maintain electrical power performance
• Create and maintain electrical signal performance
• Develop vehicle electrical (signal, network and video) and power distribution connectivity concepts
• Develop harness specifications, drawings, schematics and ICDs
• Understand/create/review harness test requirements and plans
• Support/Monitor Component procurement and prototype development/build/integration/test activities and analyze results
• Support system-integration-lab (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) activities
• Troubleshoot issues and perform corrective actions
• Support/Monitor Vehicle test and analyze results
• Interact with internal/external customers and suppliers
• Understand/create/Manage harness development/build schedules
• Maintain harness open issues lists and Prepare/present status
• Support multidiscipline concurrent vehicle engineering activities

 

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

 

 

Minimum Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (as demonstrated through experience, training and/or testing)

• Working Knowledge of
• Electrical/Harness design CAD – Zuken E3 experience is preferred
• Harness design and related US DoD/military and commercial Standards
• US DoD ground vehicle requirements, US DoD process and procedures for vehicle development and acquisition
• Understanding of digital, analog, low/high-voltage/power, network and RF (radios, GPS, …) signal and shielding requirements for harness
• Mechatronics and electrical vehicle engineering and integration principles
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required to work effectively with the US and overseas management, staff, teams, suppliers, and customers
• Must be able to communicate effectively and explain complex technical concepts and instructions in a variety of settings in a way that makes sense to someone less knowledgeable about the topic
• Ability to engage with an enthusiasm to establish productive relationships, promote collaboration and facilitate teamwork to ensure all across the organization and its external service providers have the information and opportunity to perform to the best of their abilities
• Superior consultation, diplomacy, influencing and negotiating skills is required
• Must be tactful, diplomatic, and work with integrity, honesty, and respect for others
• Must display exceptional listening and analytical skills in order to understand customer concerns and needs with the ability to respond promptly and effectively to those needs
• Shall support and encourage performance by motivating individuals and teams to achieve high performance
• Will clarify and define the goals and strategies of the organization and successfully communicate this to all
• High level of self-motivation and standards with the ability to multi-task; balancing “analysis” with “doing”
• Must be adaptable and able to prioritize and work on own initiative and under pressure to meet deadlines

 

Education:

• BSc Engineering (e.g. Technology, Electrical, Aerospace, Automotive)

 

Experience:

• 5 years of harness development experience
• Experience in US Defense vehicle programs and Military Standards and regulations
• Applied working knowledge in the domain of electrical harness engineering design and integration, with a proven track record of harness development throughout the entire product lifecycle
• Experience with standard bus physical interfaces (CANBus, Ethernet, Serial communications)
• Hands on experience with harness test equipment such as multi-meters, high-pot, harness analyzers – TDRs and spectrum analyzers experience preferred
• Experience with contract negotiations and delivery planning
• Practical ‘hands on’ attitude with the ability to operate independently
• Experience of working in a multi-discipline, multi-national, multi-organizational and corporate environment
• Experience with engineering and supply chain management in a highly regulated industry

 

Background Prerequisites:

• Must undergo and meet company standards for background check, employment verification, reference checks and controlled substance testing.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to speak German desired

 

Working Conditions and Physical Demands:

With or without reasonable accommodations, requires the physical and mental capacity to perform effectively all essential functions. In addition to other demands, the demands of the job include:

• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally
• Ability to stand for long periods
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally

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