SR MFG & PROCESS DVL ENGINEER

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Manufacturing and Process Development Engineering Teams significantly impact LEANPD driven new product development projects, driving for excellence in existing manufacturing technologies and methods and striving to implement new manufacturing technologies to provide improved process and tolerance control. They act as the binding element between product development and manufacturing engineering, ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of this critical interface. They support Product Development in the optimization of designs and piece parts for manufacturability by realizing sample tooling/products/prototypes. They also design, develop, and qualify tooling and processes to meet TE quality and production standards, document all processes and tooling in applicable TE systems, support supply chain to verify supplier compliance and capability, initiate and implement programs to continuously improve quality, cost and cycle time and adhere to all appropriate specifications, regulatory requirements and customer requirements.

Roles and Responsibilities

Provide polymer chemistry and formulation expertise and apply this to a range of polymer compounding and downstream processes, e.g. extrusion, expansion, moulding, and crosslinking.

· Drive product development projects, organising experiments (DOE), trials, testing, data collection and analysis.

· Support new product roadmap implementation.

· Support the completion of all LEAP project documentation.

· Apply a strong understanding of materials analytical techniques to development projects.

· Develop new materials opportunities through liaison with key suppliers and procurement.

· Be able to familiarise oneself with literature research in a specific field of interest and with the appropriate class of materials build product concepts.

· Be able to identify new materials development concepts and translate these into proprietary opportunities / patent applications.

· Interpretation of specifications and utilisation of VOC.

· Work across BU’s to leverage expertise, engage with Product Managers and Operations to ensure project goals are met.

· Deliver technical reviews and updates to all stakeholders on progress and future activities

· Work with internal and external factory-led engineering to bring successful technology to large-scale manufacturing for new materials/compounds

What your background should look like:

·Polymer chemistry/polymer physics experience.

· Formulation expertise in a polymer field, preferably within heat shrink tubing, moulded parts and wire and cable.

· A strong knowledge of polymer materials processing.

· A strong knowledge of polymer analytical techniques.

· Practical hands-on skills in both compounding and extrusion of polymeric materials.

· Practical experience in new product development and innovation.

· Minimum Six Sigma Green Belt qualification

· A proven track record of using a variety of problem-solving techniques using repeatable methodology.

· Strong analytical techniques with the ability to make data driven decisions using Six Sigma methodology.

· Experience of and hands on working knowledge of the DMAIC and / or PDCA methodologies.

· Practical experience of literature searches in technology areas.

· Extensive computer literacy and knowledge of experimental design.

· Experienced in technical report writing as well as writing and developing work instructions and standard operating procedures.

· Knowledge and experience in creating and maintaining documentation through the life of a project, such as business case, project scoping, SIPOC, VOC, stakeholder analysis, gap & risk analysis, CTQs, etc, through to creating DFMEAs, PFMEAs, manufacturing specifications, control plans BOMs, routes, Risk Assessments SOPs and VSMs etc.

· Ability to train out new processes and techniques to both peers and colleagues.

· Excellent collaboration skills and be able to work cross-functionally and across business units

· Strong communication skills at all levels.

· Focus on time to market and product cost.

· Strong organisational skills 

Competencies