Resident Engineer, Product Dev - Eng'g

Yazaki is a global leader in the research, development, and delivery of vehicle power and data solutions.

Yazaki works with virtually every major auto manufacturer globally, and we've strived to maintain strategic and stable growth throughout our 84-year history. Today, we're looking for energetic people with the potential to perform and the ability to strengthen - and thrive in - the positive work environment we pride ourselves on.

Location: Canton, MI, USA

What we are looking for:

Yazaki is looking for a Resident Engineer to join ECI Team in Canton, MI. The customer site is located in Dearborn, MI. The Resident Engineer serves as Yazaki’s primary technical representative at the customer location and acts as the Voice of the Customer within Yazaki. The position coordinates engineering activities, customer requirements, issue resolution, engineering changes, launch support, and cross-functional communication to ensure successful product development and program execution.

What you will be doing:

• Act as the Voice of the Customer and ensure customer expectations, concerns, requirements, and priorities are communicated and executed within Yazaki.
• Serve as the primary customer-facing engineering representative and technical liaison.
• Manage and track engineering changes, ECRs, ECPs, WERs, RDDPs, and related documentation.
• Working with the Engineering Project Manager, coordinate customer requirements, technical discussions, deliverables, and timing commitments.
• Track open issues, drive corrective actions, and manage escalation activities through closure.
• Facilitate cross-functional communication between customer teams and Yazaki engineering disciplines.
• Support customer meetings, PDT meetings, design reviews, warranty reviews, peer reviews, and change approval activities.

Prototype, Build and Launch Support

• Coordinate prototype, mule, validation, pilot, and pre-production build activities.
• Support vehicle build events and customer integration activities.
• Provide engineering support for product launches and manage launch-related concerns.
• Coordinate build issue resolution activities between customer and internal teams.
• Support vehicle evaluations, benchmark testing, and root-cause analysis activities.

Engineering Support

• Acquire customer specifications and diagnostic requirements.
• Support requirements clarification and communication between customer and development teams.
• Participate in FMEA, validation, testing, and problem-solving activities.
• Support DVP&R and customer validation activities as required.

What you will bring to the table:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 5 to 7 years of automotive engineering, application engineering, systems engineering, product development, or customer support experience
• Automotive OEM and/or Tier 1 supplier experience preferred.
• Experience with wiring harnesses, vehicle electrical distribution systems, or automotive electronics preferred.
• Knowledge of APQP, DFMEA/FMEA, DVP&R, engineering change management, and product development processes.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, schematics, and technical specifications.

What we can provide you:

• A safe collaborative learning work environment that stimulates creativity and exploration
• Diverse teams of experts
• Resources from around the globe
• Supportive leadership and team members to help you do your best work
• Opportunities for professional growth
• Competitive compensation and benefits package including incentive compensation, 401K match, tuition assistance and a generous holiday schedule
• Flexible hybrid schedule

Yazaki North America is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, handicap, veteran status, or other legally protected status or characteristic. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship. Yazaki North America complies with federal and state equal employment opportunity laws and strives to keep the workplace free from all forms of harassment.