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Amphenol Communications Solutions · 5 days ago

Mechanical Application Development Engineer

Yocumtown, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS) is a leading provider of interconnect solutions for various electronics markets. The Mechanical Application Development Engineer will be responsible for the design and development of high-speed custom cable assemblies, ensuring that products meet customer requirements and specifications.

HardwareManufacturing

Responsibilities

Full technical responsibility for planning, organizing, and conducting technical projects within the design, fabrication, modification, and evaluation of electrical connectors and cable systems

Work closely with key customers and management to develop custom products, and ensure products and services satisfy customer requirements

Translate customer and market requirements to product concepts by generation and illustration of ideas, making use of a wide range of sources such as brainstorm sessions, existing APH products/portfolio, competition and patents in cooperation with multi-site teams

Design for Manufacturability - Ensure the best product design for cost and manufacturing processes without affecting the product functionality and performance at the customer

Ensure connectors chosen for a customer application meet all functional requirements

Provide support / feedback to Sales Engineering and Field Application Engineering

Provide regular updates on project status internally to project team through regular project meetings / action trackers / management reviews / email

Provide regular updates on project status externally (to customer) through regular project meetings / action trackers / email

Conceive and plan projects involving the definition and selection of new concepts and approaches to the design and development of connectors, cables and cable systems, including managing the fabrication of components and prototype assembly

Create documents required to define and build products: drawings, material specifications, bills of materials and manufacturing processes

Work with cross-functional, multi-site teams to develop solutions that meet customer requirements, cost targets and program schedule requirements

Draw on the global engineering capabilities of other Divisions for collaborative interconnect product development initiatives to serve a total interconnect solution to the customer

Provide product cost data / cost calculations on various product concepts developed within the project to support Product Management and Manufacturing

Provide technical support to Sales and marketing personnel including technical training, presentations and customer visits

Coordinate, analyze and assess testing and qualifications in order to insure product conformity with specifications. Assess the quality and functionality of prototypes and samples for customer use and adherence to performance standards

Complete design verifications in early stages of projects. Execute, coordinate and interpret the design verifications such as calculations, simulations, Finite Element analyses (FEA), prototyping or testing

Develop and execute test plans as needed for product qualification to internal design criteria and customer design requirements

Conduct competitive analysis together with other engineers and marketing in order to maximize competitiveness. i.e. Cost, Performance, Manufacturability, etc

Maintain and manage (product engineering/guardianship) of new and existing components, sub-assemblies and final assemblies throughout the life cycle of products

Provide support to manufacturing facilities on cost down, quality, customer issues

Stay abreast of technological developments in the connector and interconnection industries

Apply patent request when applicable in order to protect intellectual property

Travel as required

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringProduct DevelopmentHigh Speed ConnectorsCable AssembliesAnalytical ReasoningCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

2-5 years of experience in product development/design minimum

BS in Mechanical Engineering (Electrical/Electronic Engineering Degree alternative)

Experience designing and developing high speed Connectors, cable assemblies and cable assembly systems

Good Communication and interpersonal skills

Analytical reasoning and problem solving

Company

Amphenol Communications Solutions

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets.

Founded in 2000

Berlin, Berlin, DEU

10001+ employees