Product Development Engineer - High Speed Cable

Job Overview

TE Connectivity’s R&D/Product Development Engineering Teams conceive original ideas for new products, introduce them into practice. They are responsible for product development, and qualification from market definition through production and release; assist in the qualification of suppliers for new products to ensure suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services for new or improved manufacturing processes; conduct feasibility studies, testing on new and modified designs; direct and support detailed design, testing, prototype fabrication and manufacturing ramp. The R&D/Product Development Engineering Teams provide all required product documentation including, but not limited to, Solid Model, 2D/3D production drawings, product specifications, and testing requirements. They create and modify detailed drawings and drafting or conceptual models from layouts, rough sketches or notes and contribute to design modifications to facilitate manufacturing operation or quality of product. Typical fields of expertise include: materials, mechanics and systems, electrical, optics, chemistry, software, automation systems, packaging, testing and measurement, and manufacturing of electrical, mechanical and electronic components, products, and their integration into systems.

Short Description

• Accountable for active and/or passive high-speed cable assembly product development, typically used in data center equipment. 
• Work closely with customers/sales/product management in getting the necessary VOC (voice of customer), in order to provide engineering evaluations/proposals to customers.
• Maintain a system-level understanding of customer applications and cable designs/concepts necessary for providing solutions that meet customer expectations.
• Design high-performance cables utilizing company-established methodologies.
• Technical lead for simultaneous engineering teams driving completion of technical tasks following the LEANPD project process ensuring projects satisfy customer needs as it relates to product performance, quality, timeframe, and budget.
• Drive the development and release of product, scale up through stage-gate reviews, and ensure milestone commitments are maintained.
• Technical support to customers, sales, product management, and manufacturing.
• Conduct and review necessary testing and engineering analyses.
• Work with global manufacturing resources, procurement, and outside suppliers to meet all TE technical, quality, and cost objectives.
• Desire to become a technical lead amongst a small engineering team.
• Must be available for morning and evening calls based on global needs.

What your background should look like:

• Minimum 5 years of related experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree (Mechanical) required, Master’s preferred.
• Capable of using design software and design methodologies (CREO, PDMLink, ANSYS, & Tolerance Analysis, etc.).
• Familiar MS Office software (Word, Excel, PPT & Outlook). 
• Basic knowledge of manufacturing process (Machining, Molding, Stamping, Plating, Cable, etc.).
• Working knowledge of signal integrity concepts is desired.
• Experiences in high-speed cable design, including materials, performance, characteristics, safety standards, and typical customer requirements.
• Knowledge of material (metal/plastic) properties and industry standards.
• Product development for the datacenter or communication market and familiarity with quality tools (FMEA, Six Sigma, DOE, 8D), is a plus!
• This position is highly technical and requires an individual who can work independently

Competencies