PRODUCT ENGINEER I

Job Overview

TE Connectivity’s Product Engineering Teams optimize existing products from information or input provided by marketing, customers, Operation Teams, Development Engineers or other employees. They maintain existing products, processes, and specifications including modifications for new applications consistent with manufacturing techniques and economies. They also initiate and implement programs to continuously improve quality, and cost, while meeting customer requirements and may support and implement product extensions to existing platform products to meet specific customer requirements. They are the key experts in the products they are responsible for at TE.

What your background should look like:

Responsibilities: 
•Build the relationship with internal/external customers, including collecting voice of customer, application, technical development, business development & etc.
•Responsible for production qualification for sustaining projects or changes.
•Responsible to drive the process improvement or development to meet the new need & optimize the cost, quality, and manufacturability.
•Contribute to find new product development opportunity.
•Provide Product documentation required including, but not limited to, Solid Model, 2D production drawings, product specifications and testing requirements.
•Define, coordinate, and drive technical activities from a technical perspective.
•Provide technical support and interface to internal and external customers as needed.
•Suggest design change of new products to reduce costs and overall manufacturing efficiency
•Provide technical support and interface to internal and external customers as needed.
•Communicate effectively with cross function team & vendors.
•Arrive at cost effective solutions by supporting Lean Design for Six Sigma
•Desire to utilize and function with a global team environment.

Qualifications:
•Ability to learn & be a team member
•Understanding of product development, sustaining, VAVE & etc.
•Developed interpersonal and communication skills; presents technically complex concepts in a way to foster understanding and acknowledgement of critical information
•Develop problem solving skills.
•Adapts and makes departures from traditional methods or approaches to develop innovative products.
•Knowledge of launching new products through multiple geographical locations from concept to SOP.
•Knowledge of associated manufacturing processes a plus.
•Proactive approach to design for cost, quality and manufacturability
•Ability to communicate, negotiate and drive results 
•Must be self-motivated, organized, with the ability to prioritize, set and achieve goals and drive improvements in business processes for product development 
 

Competencies