Mechanical Application Development Engineer

Amphenol HSIO • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

The Application Development Engineer participates in designing and developing proprietary, high-speed custom cable assemblies tailored to customer application needs and integrated into customer systems. The role advises customers on cable selection, system architecture, integration, compute-tray layouts, and cable routing, and may create custom cable configurations and detailed engineering drawings. It also develops and validates mockup systems and cable-management solutions, including tools for cable installation and removal.

The engineer provides technical support at customer and ODM locations during early build phases, delivers technical presentations and training, and supports Sales and Marketing. The role manages approximately 10–12 concurrent projects, collaborates with customers, ODMs, and internal and global engineering teams, provides regular project updates, monitors industry developments, and submits patent requests when applicable. Travel to customer and ODM sites is expected as program schedules require, approximately 2–3 weeks per quarter.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• At least 2 years of product development or design experience.
• Strong technical problem-solving and analytical reasoning skills.
• Experience with mechanical design and engineering documentation.
• Ability to create and deliver technical presentations.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to challenge suboptimal design choices while maintaining customer relationships.
• Willingness to travel to customer and ODM sites as needed, approximately 2–3 weeks per quarter.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing and developing high-speed connectors, cable assemblies, and cable assembly systems.
• Experience using SolidWorks or another CAD system.
• A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers to select appropriate cable solutions and provide guidance on product selection, system architecture, and integration practices.
• Challenge customer design decisions when necessary to maintain cable performance; share lessons learned, potential problem areas, and best practices.
• Design custom cable configurations and document them with detailed engineering drawings.
• Develop and validate mockup systems with mock cables to demonstrate suitable system architecture.
• Help customers architect compute trays for hardware layout and cable routing; design cable-management systems and develop cable installation and removal tools.
• Provide onsite technical support at customer and ODM locations during early build phases.
• Deliver technical presentations and training to customers on correct product usage.
• Support Sales and Marketing personnel through technical training, presentations, and customer visits.
• Stay current with developments in connector and interconnection industries and submit patent requests when applicable to protect intellectual property.
• Participate in development calls with customers, ODMs, and internal teams; manage 10–12 concurrent projects and ensure timely support and execution.
• Collaborate with engineering teams across divisions on interconnect product development initiatives.
• Provide regular project updates.

Benefits

• Opportunity for career growth within a global organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level