EDS Technician

EDS Technician
Location: Woking
Contract: Outside IR35 | 6-Months with extensions possible

Role Summary

The EDS Technician will support the design, routing, assembly and packaging of electrical wiring harnesses for current and future automotive programmes. This EDS Technician role focuses on hands-on harness development using CAD data, wiring harness guides and engineering change processes, contributing to the successful validation and release of electrical systems on high-performance road vehicles.

Role & Responsibilities of the EDS Technician

• Carry out wiring harness routing and packaging activities using wiring harness guides and concept CAD data.
• Assemble and fix electrical wiring harnesses to meet packaging, quality and validation requirements.
• Develop effective routing paths using retainers, channels, grommets and appropriate retention methods.
• Select suitable retention items, coverings and protection based on 3D model routing and surrounding geometry.
• Update harness designs following packaging changes and communicate updates to system integration teams.
• Support the release, validation and sign-off of vehicle electrical components and sub-systems.
• Create and manage harness packaging issue lists and drive resolution ahead of validation builds.
• Refer and work from 2D harness drawings aligned to 3D vehicle models.
• Support engineering change management activities, including Engineering Change Requests.

Requirements of the EDS Technician Role

• Experience in electrical wiring harness routing, packaging and assembly within an automotive environment.
• Working knowledge of CAD platforms such as CATIA V5 Electrical Workbench, Capital Logic or Capital Harness.
• Understanding of electrical system engineering, DFMEA and change management processes.
• Experience supporting system release from concept through to manufacture.
• Degree or Diploma in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.

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Please note, this role is deemed outside of IR35 – you will be operating as a Limited company Contractor.