Vignesh N

Automotive Wiring Harness Design Engineer with 3.7+ years of experience in LV/HV wiring harness development for commercial and passenger vehicles. Experienced in Capital Harness XC (CHS), electrical architecture analysis, 2D harness drawing creation, BOM preparation, splice balancing, connector and terminal selection, design validation, and engineering release activities. Proven expertise in DFMEA, DVP, APQP, root cause analysis, and OEM product lifecycle management.

Design Engineer - Greaves Technologies Ltd, Chennai - Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India

(2024-08)

Deputed at Daimler India Commercial Vehicles & FUSO Tech Center India

• Create and release 2D wiring harness drawings using Capital Harness XC for Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus corporation commercial vehicle programs.
• Develop LV & HV harness front chassis, rear chassis, cab, roof, bumper, instrument panel harness and Battery cables layouts.
• Perform vehicle electrical architecture analysis and variant management activities.
• Prepare BOMs, aggregate part lists, and manufacturing documentation.
• Support engineering release activities through Platon and Safira environments.
• Conduct design reviews, drawing verification, and quality gate checks.
• Coordinate with global stakeholders across Japan and international engineering teams.
• Resolve supplier issues and manufacturing concerns through root cause analysis.
• Support ECN/ECR implementation and design change management.
• Ensure manufacturability and compliance with customer engineering standards.

Product Development Engineer - Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd.

(2022-09 - 2024-03)

• Developed 2D wiring harness designs using Capital Harness XC and AutoCAD.
• Created manufacturing documentation and BOMs for production release.
• Supported LV harness design and product development activities.
• Conducted DFMEA, APQP and DVP validation activities.
• Coordinated design reviews and customer meetings.
• Performed root cause analysis for field failures and warranty issues.
• Supported supplier validation and engineering change implementation.
• Worked closely with quality, manufacturing, and development teams.
• Participated in NPD activities from prototype through SOP.

NEEM Trainee - Caterpillar India Pvt Ltd - Tiruvallur

(2021-09 - 2022-02)

NEEM Trainee - Apollo Tyres Ltd - Chennai

(2020-06 - 2021-07)

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Kings Engineering College (Anna University) (2016 - 2020)