Cable Design & Specification Engineer

Prysmian • Willimantic, CT

2d • Onsite

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; foundational engineering knowledge is essential for interpreting specifications, understanding cable constructions, and supporting feasibility assessments.
• 2–4 years of experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment — with exposure to technical problem‑solving, process understanding, or product‑related decision‑making.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and technical writing skills — ability to evaluate multiple specifications, determine compliance, and document conclusions clearly.
• Effective communication skills across all levels — comfortable interacting with operators, engineers, product managers, and leadership to gather information and make informed decisions.
• Self‑starter with the ability to work independently — able to proactively reach out to others, ask questions, and collaborate to resolve gray‑area decisions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools — Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access; experience with ERP or database systems preferred for managing specifications and documentation.

Nice To Haves

• Programming knowledge — helpful for working with the back end of design systems; Java experience is beneficial for system programming tasks.
• Experience interpreting complex specifications — ability to analyze multiple industry, customer, and internal specs, determine the most stringent requirements, and assess compliance (Specification Engineering experience).
• Experience resolving specification‑related issues — such as evaluating whether a cable with deviations can still meet industry standards or customer requirements.
• Leadership interest or experience — potential to grow into leadership roles; ability to influence decisions and collaborate across functions.
• Experience in a specification engineering role — or similar background involving detailed technical documentation, feasibility assessments, and cross‑functional coordination.

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.

Benefits

• Prysmian is an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities.
• Diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders.
• DE&I as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture.
• Committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.
• All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes.
• All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
• Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

What This Job Offers

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