TE Connectivity

Principal R&D/Product Development Engineer

TE Connectivity

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Pennsylvania

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Salary

💰 $154,100 - $231,200 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Assembly

About the role

  • Responsible for product development of socket, high-speed connector, and cable assembly solutions from market definition through production and release
  • Work closely with customer and TE sales/SA/FAE/PM to capture VOC and convert to TE design concepts and preliminary product specifications
  • Conceive concepts, perform feasibility studies, and run mechanical and thermal simulations
  • Create detailed design including 2D/3D drawings and perform DFMEA and tolerance analysis
  • Build prototype samples and perform validation and product qualification
  • Provide technical support to Operations including Quality and Production for efficient and safe launch
  • Resolve product-related issues to closure and manage ECN/PCN
  • Maintain system-level understanding of customer application and product design to meet customer expectations
  • Follow LEANPD Project Process and drive development/release and scale-up through stage-gate reviews
  • Conduct tests, engineering analysis, troubleshooting, and verification
  • Work with global manufacturing, procurement, and outside suppliers to meet technical, quality, and cost objectives
  • Execute technical documentation, design history files, and product change notices

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent work experience
  • Generally requires 10 years of relevant mechanical engineering experience (electrical components, devices, mechanical structure design, tooling, manufacturing process development)
  • Knowledge in socket design, connector design, cable assembly design, material selection, tolerance analysis, DFMEA, product qualification
  • Expert in 3D CAD applications (Creo preferred) and 3D solid modeling
  • Expert in geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T)
  • Expert at limit and fit analysis including statistical tolerance analysis
  • Proficient with finite element analysis software (Ansys, Workbench) including elastic and plastic behavior of metals
  • Proficient in developing and writing design objectives for product specifications
  • In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes (machining, molding, stamping, plating, assembly) and DFM
  • Experienced in providing technical leadership across full product development cycle
  • Solid understanding of competitive products and intellectual property positions
  • Fluent in English (verbal and written) and able to work across time zones
  • Expert problem solving, data analytics, and critical thinking skills
  • Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook, MS Teams)