Senior R&D/Product Development Engineer
TE Connectivity
Assembly
Staff Manufacturing Engineer
TE Connectivity
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Middletown • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $103,000 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
Assembly
About the role
- Launch new product at world class quality and cost at pace of customer demand.
- Infuse strong DFM/DFA principles to ensure delivery of robust, efficient and cost-effective designs that are manufacturable at full scale.
- Deliver product designs that align with current manufacturing capabilities.
- Develop new manufacturing processes to support customer driven product innovation as needed.
- Execution of Manufacturing deliverables to the NPD Phase Gate process including:
- New process and equipment compliance with TE safety and ergonomic policies.
- DFM/A input into the early stages of product design.
- PFMEA and implementation of high-risk mitigation plans.
- Manufacturing capacity analysis.
- Value stream mapping.
- Assembly tooling and equipment development.
- Process qualification via capability studies.
- Execution of sample builds including generation of first article inspection reports.
- Generation of process specifications.
- Develop and implement new manufacturing technologies and automation appropriately to support customer driven new product innovation.
- Apply a lean manufacturing focus to drive world class cost on new product and fuel plant-level productivity initiatives on fiber optic manufacturing processes.
- Support TE’s global operations footprint as a subject matter expert for fiber optic manufacturing processes.
- Liaise with manufacturing facilities to support preliminary cost estimates on new product concepts.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Optical, or Manufacturing Engineering with 5 years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment, at least 2 of which is related to fiber optic product.
- Experience with machine, equipment and process design, development, and deployment into a production environment.
- Hands-on problem solver with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Knowledge and experience implementing Lean Six Sigma principles preferred.
- Green or Black Belt certification a plus.
- Must be able to effectively operate in remote teams with broad geographic footprints.
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to balance priorities while working under the pressure of demanding project schedules.
- Strong written and oral communication skills across all levels of the organization.
- Proficient with 3D CAD software as well as general Microsoft Office applications.
Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance
- 401(k)
- disability
- life insurance
- employee stock purchase plan
- paid time off and voluntary benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
DFMDFAPFMEAvalue stream mappingprocess qualificationcapability studiesassembly tooling developmentmanufacturing capacity analysislean manufacturingautomation technologies
Soft skills
problem solvingindependencetime managementbalancing prioritiescommunication
Certifications
Green BeltBlack Belt