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Amphenol Communications Solutions · 9 hours ago

Senior Product Development Engineer

Nashua, NH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Amphenol Communications Solutions, a leader in interconnect solutions, is seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer. This role involves leading mechanical design efforts for high-speed connector products, ensuring alignment with industry needs, and collaborating with various teams to maintain product quality and performance.

HardwareManufacturing

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

Qualification

PhD in EngineeringSolid modeling toolsManufacturing technologyTolerance analysisGD&T methodologiesFEA toolsNetworking architecturesElectrical engineering basicsAnalytical skillsProblem-solving skillsTeam collaborationCommunication skills

Required

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

Preferred

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

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