SR R&D/PRODUCT DVL ENGINEER

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

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 Commercial and Industrial Transportation Segment.

A Product Development Engineer is a foundational member of the product launch team challenged to deliver manufacturing ready designs through to production.

The Product Development engineers work closely with OEMs, Tier One customers and cross-functional engineering team members, to determine specifications, perform engineering analysis, ideate preliminary sketches, create 3D CAD models, drawings, test plans and coordinate support operations such as fabrication of prototypes and testing.

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

What your background should look like :

Job Responsibilities

• Actively lead and contribute to New Product Development activities with minimal supervision
• Conceptualize designs based on customer requirements using CAD tools like Creo
• Collaborate with a cross functional global team to refine concepts based on input from various stakeholders such as customers, product management, sales, mold engineers, assembly engineers, quality 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 the proposed design 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)
• Provide input to the manufacturing team to ensure manufactured parts meet design intent by reviewing Digital Inspection reports
• Create test plans to test product to expected requirements using tools like Design Verification Plan and Report (DVPR) and Process Validation Plan and Report (PVPR)
• Coordinate testing of parts at the test labs
• Create required documents such as Application Specification, Product Specification, Instruction Sheet etc.

Desired Qualifications Include :

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with concentrations required
• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible professional level experience in product design, preferred
• Commercial Transportation or Automotive connector design and manufacturing experience, preferred
• Experience in precision part design for molding, preferred
• Experience with stamping and assembly processes
• Experience in material selection; polymers, metals, elastomers
• Strong 3D CAD experience / ability to turn Voice of Customer into concepts. 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

Competencies

Values : Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

COMPENSATION

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience : $107,000 $137,000 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience / qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
• Total Compensation Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

EOE, Including Disability / Vets