Staff R&D/Product Development Engineer
TE Connectivity
Assembly
Principal R&D/Product Development Engineer
TE Connectivity
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $154,100 - $231,100 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 the customer and TE sales/SA/FAE/PM in getting the right and clear VOC (voice of customer) and converting to a TE design conceptualization and preliminary product specification
- Conceive concepts and perform feasibility studies
- Run mechanical and thermal simulations
- Make the engineering evaluation/proposal to the customer
- Create the detailed design including 2D/3D drawings and perform DFMEA/tolerance analysis
- Build prototype samples and perform validation
- Complete product qualification and finalize product specification
- Provide technical support to the Operations team including Quality and Production for efficiency improvement and safe launch
- Resolve product-related issues to closure and manage the ECN/PCN (Engineering Change Notification/ Product Change Notification)
- Build a deep understanding of the market and customer needs by fostering a connection between the business engineering teams and the customer engineering teams
- Maintain a system-level understanding of the customer application and the product design/concept necessary for providing a solution to the customers’ expectations
- Follow the LEANPD Project Process to support the project team from the product development engineering (PDE) perspective to complete the new product development project on time, quality, and budget
- Drive the development and release of the product, scale-up through stage-gate reviews, ensuring milestone commitments are maintained
- Provide technical support to customers, sales, PM, and plant teams
- Conduct necessary DFMEA, tests, engineering analysis, troubleshooting, and verification
- Work with global manufacturing resources, procurement, and outside suppliers to meet all TE technical, quality, and cost objectives
- Execute technical documentation to fully detail design drawings and requirements, engineering, and product change notices, and design history files
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent work experience
- Generally requires 10 years of relevant mechanical engineering work experience with electrical components, electrical devices, mechanical structure design, manufacturing tooling development (stamping, molding, assembly, plating), or manufacturing process development
- Knowledge in socket design, connector design, cable assembly design, or other relevant mechanic design and development, including but not limited to, material selection, tolerance analysis, DFMEA, product qualification, etc.
- Expert in 3D CAD applications (Creo preferred) with experience in 3D solid modeling including sheet metal, 2-D drawings, PDM link Data Manager, and general knowledge in design applications such as Spaceclaim, Solidworks, or others used only in the concept stage
- Expert in geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T)
- Expert at limit and fit analysis including statistical tolerance analysis
- Proficient user of 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 the manufacturing process (machining, molding, stamping, plating, assembly, etc.) with experience driving Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and best practices
- Experienced in providing technical leadership for the full product development cycle, from establishing customer requirements to releasing qualified designs to production
- Solid understanding of competitive products and intellectual property positions
- Fluent in English (both verbal and written) to facilitate global communication both internally and with external customers
- Ability to work in a global environment – able to accommodate varying time zones and capable of collaborating with individuals across geographies
- Expert problem solver – able to handle high-complexity situations and use data analytics and critical thinking to reach logical conclusions with limited direction
- Proficient in using MS Office software (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook, MS Teams, etc.)
Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance
- 401(k)
- disability
- life insurance
- employee stock purchase plan
- paid time off
- voluntary benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
mechanical engineeringsocket designconnector designcable assembly designDFMEA3D CAD applicationsgeometric dimensioning & tolerancingfinite element analysisDesign for Manufacturingstatistical tolerance analysis
Soft skills
technical leadershipproblem solvingglobal communicationcollaborationcritical thinkingcustomer focusproject managementanalytical skillsadaptabilityinterpersonal skills
