Cable Design Engineer
About The Position
Prysmian is seeking a technically strong, detail-oriented engineer with a passion for collaboration and continuous improvement to join our Specialties, Industrial & Construction design team. Reporting to the Design Engineering Manager, this role is at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, and customer engagement. You will transform technical requirements into manufacturable cable designs—balancing performance, cost, and compliance—while helping drive innovation across our product portfolio. This is not just a design role. It is a business-connected engineering position that influences product capability, plant efficiency, and customer success.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 2–4 years of experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical writing skills
- Effective communication skills across all levels — from shop floor to leadership
- Self-starter with ability to work independently while contributing to a team environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access); experience with ERP or database management preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain cable designs, specifications, drawings, and data sheets
- Translate customer requirements and industry standards into manufacturable solutions
- Utilize in-house cable design systems (Cable Builder and/or Common Analisi) to generate BOM’s and routings for manufacturing of Prysmian products at its facilities
- Generate accurate cost models for quotations and production
- Analyze cost drivers and support benchmarking across facilities
- Partner with commercial teams to deliver competitive solutions
- Work closely with manufacturing, operations, and commercial teams to ensure efficient execution
- Support plant capability assessments and manufacturability decisions
- Provide technical input to improve throughput, quality, and product consistency
- Maintain design systems, technical instructions (TIs), SOPs, and product data integrity
- Ensure all designs comply with applicable standards (UL, CSA, ICEA, and others)
- Stay current on evolving regulatory and certification requirements
- Identify opportunities to enhance products, reduce cost, and improve performance
- Support new product development and experimental trials, including documentation and execution
- Maintain strong operating knowledge of appropriate industry standards and including all updates as well as ICEA, UL, CSA and other certification listings
- Prepare design documentation for factory level experimental trials/product development concerning new compound implementation and associated cable products.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
