Component Engineer – Wiring and Connection Systems

Rockwell Automation

. Serve as the Component Engineering representative on development projects and design reviews, ensuring component decisions support performance, manufacturability, and long‑term sustainability.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeMayfield Heights • Ohio, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the Component Engineering representative on development projects and design reviews, ensuring component decisions support performance, manufacturability, and long‑term sustainability.
Guide teams on material selection, lifecycle management, and risk mitigation to keep programs on track and aligned with global strategy.
Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, sourcing, and quality engineering teams across regions to deliver cohesive, high‑quality solutions.
Partner with suppliers to introduce new material technologies and support innovation in wire, connectors, wire harnesses, electromechanical components, and metal parts.
Train and advise development teams on component engineering processes, standards, and best practices to elevate engineering excellence.
Drive cost and productivity improvements by identifying high‑value, low‑cost component strategies that support insourcing, standardization and common architecture as well as long‑term competitiveness.
Contribute to initiatives that improve efficiency and leverage advanced tools—including AI—to enhance decision‑making and accelerate development.
Work with Fabrication Services to develop new parts and resolve material‑related challenges during qualification and production.
Identify opportunities to qualify alternate materials in response to geopolitical shifts, lifecycle risks, or tooling transfers across global regions.
Consolidate similar materials used worldwide into globally available, strategically selected alternatives in partnership with global sourcing teams.
Review component changes for certification impacts and provide guidance on qualification plans to ensure compliance and smooth transitions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in Relevant Field
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
The ability to travel 10% of the time.
Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience.
3+ years of electromechanical design or component engineering experience.
Experience with wiring harness design, connection systems, injection molding and metal stamping.
Knowledge of connection system application and wire harness manufacturing processes.
Experience with wire crimping validation, tooling, and processes.
Working knowledge of UL and other agency certification requirements related to connection systems and wiring.
Working knowledge of plastic materials and metals (brass alloys, steel, aluminum).
Familiarity with component lifecycles and obsolescence mitigation strategies.
Experience developing and executing a technical strategy that drives significant business outcomes.
Experience with SAP, Windchill, Silicon Expert, or similar PLM/lifecycle tools.
Lean Six Sigma experience.
Ability to communicate and collaborate across all organizational levels.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
401k
Paid Time off
Parental and Caregiver Leave
Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.

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Hard Skills & Tools

component engineeringelectromechanical designwiring harness designconnection systemsinjection moldingmetal stampingwire crimping validationtoolingplastic materialsmetals

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationtrainingadvisingrisk mitigationcost improvementproductivity improvementdecision-makinglifecycle managementengineering excellence

Certifications

Lean Six SigmaUL certification knowledge