Remote STAFF R&D/PRODUCT DVL ENGINEER Job in Middletown, PA TE Connectivity

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in mechanical engineering
• 8 years or more of mechanical engineering product development experience
• Engineering experience in connector and cable assembly industry strongly preferred
• Participation in full product development cycle from establishing customer requirements to releasing qualified design to production
• Demonstrated proficiency in 3D CAD applications PTC Creo preferred Ansys SpaceClaim beneficial
• Demonstrated proficiency in 3D CAE simulation applications Ansys preferred
• Ability in geometric dimensions and tolerances and tolerance analysis
• Detailed understanding of manufacturing processes including stamping molding plating and assembly
• Design for manufacturing DFM to address customer requirements including mechanical environmental electrical manufacturing and cost
• Strong interpersonal communication and cross functional teamwork skills
• Ability to work in a global environment

Desirables

• 3D CAD proficiency
• Knowledge of Ansys
• Mechanical design skills
• Experience with connector technology
• Manufacturing process expertise
• Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• Cross-functional teamwork
• Global collaboration experience
• Mechanical simulations

What the job involves

• Lead technical product development of judicious projects from market definition through production and release
• Act as a core team member for mechanical design and design leader for cross-functional teams in concert with the project manager
• Train colleagues on technical tools and processes
• Leverage understanding of competitive products and intellectual property for the department
• Execute on multiple projects concurrently driving technology and product decisions with the team
• Exercise influence within the department by participating in design reviews of colleagues' projects
• Contribute to technical initiatives within the department
• Drive customer and supplier communications
• Execute the product development through stages of concept design validation and industrialization
• Concept new products using engineering tools to create 3D CAD models and work with a cross-functional team to jointly refine these concepts into manufacturable cost-effective products
• Perform engineering analysis including mechanical simulations on key features such as spring beams latches and compliant pins
• Create 2D drawings with geometric dimensions and tolerances and conduct tolerance analysis to ensure design intent can be achieved
• Write specifications and technical documentation including design objectives application guidelines validation test plans and qualification reports
• Coordinate and support the creation of engineering prototypes and customer samples formalizing features as needed
• Work with manufacturing to reconcile dimensionally measured products to 2D drawings
• Coordinate validation and qualification testing on products to ensure design objectives are met
• Conduct failure analysis as needed using tools such as CT scans cross sections and tear downs to find the root cause for issues and implement solutions
• Maintain engineering documentation and history files
• Keep account to the project team on deliverables including honoring timeline commitments