Resident Engineer

Important Company Update - Please Read Before Applying. On January 22, 2025, Aptiv announced its decision to separate its EDS division to form two separate independent companies:https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/aptiv-announces-intention-to-separate-its-electrical-distribution-systems-business/

This role is within the EDS segment, and you will be joining that segment as it becomes its own entity, with a rich heritage and proven track record as a global leader in low and high voltage power and signal distribution systems. Our solutions are central to enabling the next generation of electrified, automated, and connected vehicles, and we are committed to innovation, sustainability, and engineering excellence.

We are looking for talented individuals who are excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of EDS and delivering industry-leading solutions to the world's top automotive manufacturers.

Moving mobility forward

Aptiv is making mobility real. We're at the forefront of solving mobility's toughest challenges. We have the people, experience, know-how and confidence to turn ideas into solutions. Solutions that move our world from what's now to what's next, while connecting us like never before. To us, nothing is impossible when you have the people with the passion to make anything possible. Mobility has the power to change the world, and we have the power to change mobility.

Join our innovative team

Want to do more than just imagine the ways our world will move tomorrow? Here's your opportunity. Join the technology company that's transforming the future of mobility today.

About Aptiv

Aptiv is a global technology company that develops safer, greener and more connected solutions, which enable the future of mobility. Aptiv has 200,000 employees and operates in 11 technical centers, as well as 131 manufacturing sites and customer support centers, in 48 countries. For more details, visit our site at Aptiv.com

About this position

This position is responsible for leading as the key technical liaison between Aptiv and our OEM customer, working on site to ensure a seamless integration and performance of our advanced energy storage and automotive systems. This role combines deep technical expertise with strong customer-facing communication, enabling you to represent Aptiv's innovative technologies.

Your Role

The Resident Engineer will:

• Work with established and new customers to develop opportunities to increase Aptiv business outside of traditional automotive wiring
• Obtain customer information for new designs, review designs and work to complete missing & unclear information
• Attend meetings and events as requested on time and prepared
• Work with engineers (product and plant) on harness designs to ensure & improve design robustness and design for manufacturing
• Work with subsystem engineers to support them in completing their specifications
• Efficiency studies to reduce both cost and mass when requested
• Understand and suggest best electrical connection systems to ensure system robustness
• Leverage Aptiv skill sets as needed to guarantee best harness designs are provided to customer

Basic Qualifications

Key ingredients for succeeding in his role include:

• Degree in Engineering
• Team orientated and slightly extroverted
• Located in (Bay Area, CA)
• Good Communication (written and email). Includes running coordination meetings
• Strong organizational skills to ensure needed product changes are executed as instructed
• Experience in fast pace environment either with startups or another supplier, good face to face skills and project management
• Self starter and able to follow up on open items without oversight of supervisor

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in High Voltage Automotive connections & Wiring
• Work in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Bilingual English & Spanish

Traits we seek

• Curiously investigate everything - ability to solving problems analytically, creatively and collaboratively
• Lead with confidence - thought leaders who empower those around them
• Learn by doing - an entrepreneurial mindset that's driven by hands-on experimentation
• Embrace resilience - seeing every challenge as a learning opportunity and invitation to grow
• Team first mind set - ability to collaborate well with others

Why join us?

• You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.
• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.
• You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.

Your Benefits at Aptiv:

• Private health care effective day 1 of employment
• Life and accident insurance
• Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacation, Designated time off, Parental leave)
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Learning and development opportunities
• Discount programs with various manufacturers and retailers
• Recognition for innovation and excellence
• Opportunities to give back to the community
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Adoption Assistance
• Fertility Coverage

Pay Transparency:
The salary range for this position is $115,000 to $160,000 annually, based on a variety of factors including candidate experience and location, in accordance with California pay transparency laws.

Apply today, and together let's change tomorrow!

Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates for positions with Aptiv must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.