Senior Electrical Design Specialist Sterling Heights, MI Posted: 6/2/2026
Job Description
Job ID#:
218323
Job Category:
Engineering
Position Type:
Associate - W2
Duration:
12 months
Positions Available:
2
We have an outstanding Contract position for a Senior Electrical Design Specialist to join a leading Company located in the Sterling Heights, MI surrounding area.
**US Citizenship is required.**
Job Responsibilities:
Performs design and drafting of electrical components, including wiring harnesses and line replaceable units (LRU's).
Performs design and drafting of mechanical parts, such as brackets, in support of electrical equipment packaging.
Design, route, and integrate complex wiring harnesses throughout an entire vehicle.
Flatten and dimension wiring harness models.
Package and integrate electrical components within an entire vehicle.
Assess available space within a vehicle, determine routing paths of wiring harnesses, and coordinate with other stakeholders to finalize vehicle component packaging.
Produce models and drawings in accordance with established modeling and drafting requirements.
Submit models and drawings into the peer review and release process.
Incorporate and disposition peer review feedback.
Basic Hiring Criteria:
Associate Degree in a relevant technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; plus a minimum of 9 years of experience; or relevant Bachelor's degree or equivalent plus an additional 5 years experience.
5 years of design in Creo Parametric 2 years of design in Creo Pro-Cable.
Experience with modeling and drafting within Creo Parametric.
Experience routing of wiring harnesses in Creo Parametric.
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 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 of 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 Siemens Capital Harness.
Working knowledge of military electrical connector and electrical cabling specifications.
The Integrated Product Team (IPT) environment for this position requires highly cooperative teamwork skills, as well as very good oral and written communication skills.
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
The California Fair Chance Act
Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers