Job Overview

TE Connectivity's R&D/Product Development Engineers are highly engaged team players that conceive and support introduction of innovative connector solutions for the Industrial and Commercial Transportation (ICT) Segment.

A Product Development Engineer is a foundational member of the product launch team challenged to deliver rugged, manufacturing-ready designs through to production.  Product Development Engineers serve as technical leaders who collaborate extensively with OEMs, tier-one suppliers, and multidisciplinary engineering teams to drive innovative connectivity solutions from concept to market.

In this role, you will translate customer requirements into robust product specifications, conduct comprehensive engineering analysis/test, and develop creative design concepts through sketches and detailed 3D CAD modeling.

This position will be located in Winston-Salem, NC.

Job Requirements

• Actively lead and contribute to new product development activities with minimal supervision
• Actively help to define and execute projects in alignment with product and technology roadmaps
• Conceptualize designs based on customer requirements using CAD tools like Creo
• Collaborate with a global, cross functional team to refine concepts based on input from various stakeholders such as customers, product management, sales, mold engineers, assembly engineers, quality, procurement, etc.
• Perform and support engineering analysis such as tolerance studies, finite element analysis (FEA) to optimize design
• Explore various prototyping options such as additive manufacturing, soft tools etc. to prove out design features early in the development process
• Lead sessions to document and manage design risks using tools like DFMEA. Create plans to mitigate high risk design elements
• Present proposed designs to both internal and external customers as part of the design review process
• Create 3D annotated models, 2D drawings, and engineering bill of materials (EBOM’s)
• Review digital inspection reports and provide input to manufacturing teams to ensure manufactured parts meet design intent
• Create test plans to validate that product meets expected requirements using tools like Design Verification Plan and Report (DVPR) and Process Validation Plan and Report (PVPR)
• Coordinate testing of parts at various test labs
• Create required documents such as Application Specification, Product Specification, Instruction Sheet etc.

What your background should look like

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent required
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive responsibility in product development, preferred
• Commercial transportation or automotive connector design and manufacturing experience, preferred
• Demonstrated proficiency in precision part design for molding, preferred
• Experience with stamping and assembly processes
• Experience in material selection; polymers, metals, elastomers
• Experience in design for manufacturability, sustainability, and cost optimization
• Strong 3D CAD experience working with model-based definition, Creo experience preferred
• Knowledge of Finite Element Analysis tools like Ansys, Creo Simulate or equivalent
• Experience in applying Geometric Dimensional and Tolerancing techniques; ASME or ISO GPS
• Strong Voice of Customer (VOC) skills to gather needs and transfer into technical requirements
• Excellent communication & presentation skills (oral & written)
• Detail oriented with the ability to support multiple projects
• Experience in engineering change management using Windchill PDMLink
• Knowledge of transportation industry processes like PPAP and testing standards (USCAR, SAE, ISO)
• Self-driven to represent TE Connectivity with solutions to complex problems which require a high degree of ingenuity and innovation
• Ability to work in a global environment.

Competencies