RESPONSIBILITIES
- Understand the evolving industry needs, and resultant requirements of our products.
- Significant participation in automation design, working directly with the NPI and Machine Design (automation) teams to ensure the product design can be built in high volume, efficiently, and with the highest of quality.
- Work directly with Signal Integrity (EE) team to ensure the mechanical design supports the electrical performance requirements of the product.
- Work directly with Mechanical Integrity team to ensure the mechanical design provides for a high reliability (quality) over the life of the product.
Including meeting all applicable industry, and internal, specifications.
- Conduct, and understand, tolerance loop analyses.
- Aid in material selection (metal, plastic, surface coatings, etc).
- Develop initial product specifications and technical documentation.
- Interface directly with customers during multiple phases of a project, and aiding in the sales process.
- Work directly with internal and external suppliers on Design for Manufacture (DFM), prototyping exercises, production tooling design and qualifications, and occasional travel to manufacturing and assembly sites around the world.
- Provide technical assistance to product marketing and sales teams.
- Participate in quality investigations and quality improvement initiatives in support of operational excellence.
- Participate in fixture / tooling design and in creating and managing test plans (both mechanical and electrical).
- Active participation in cost reduction projects (alternative material discovery, manufacturing efficiency improvements, etc).
- Occasional requirement of making presentations to upper management on projects / development.
- Occasional required attendance of industry trade shows, expositions, conferences.
Qualifications :
- PhD in Engineering (mechanical focused) preferred, or MS / BS in Mechanical Engineering with significant experience in an electronics industry
- Minimum of 10+ years industry experience in design, preferably within electronics industry
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Highly capable with solid modeling / CAE / CAD tools (Creo, Solidworks, etc.)
- High level of manufacturing technology experience
- Experience in tolerance analysis
- Proficiency with MS Office suite
- Good understanding of GD&T methodologies
- Familiarity with patent (intellectual property) law, and the patent application process
- Ability to communicate with both technical & non-technical people
- Ability to work in a dynamic team environment
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects concurrently
- Ability to travel 10% domestic and international
Additional :
- Knowledge of copper alloys and high-performance engineering plastics
- Knowledge of networking / datacenter / server system architectures
- Experience with FEA tools
- Understanding of basic contact physics
- Basic understanding of electrical engineering
Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our main focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies.
Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.
30+ days ago