Engineer I

CommScope•Shakopee, MN

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a team of outstanding engineers in our Shakopee, MN fiber optic Center of Excellence facility working on new product development for fiber optic assemblies used in data centers around the world! This role requires on-site work five days a week. Local candidates will be given preference; relocation assistance is not available. As a member of our engineering team, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams around the world to design, develop, and launch innovative products while driving continuous improvements to existing solutions serving the data center, AI, and telecommunications markets. In this role, you will primarily support the development of next-generation fiber optic connectors used in conjunction with optical fiber cable assemblies and related hardware. You will play a key role throughout the product development lifecycle, from concept and design through validation, launch, and ongoing product support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, physics, or a similar technical field
Experience with 3D modeling tools like CREO or SolidWorks
Experience designing injection-molded parts
Live within commuting distance of our Shakopee, MN facility

Nice To Haves

Previous internship experience
Experience with ANSYS Mechanical, Minitab, and/or geometric tolerancing
Solid interpersonal abilities, including excellent verbal and writing skills.
Skilled at planning and the ability to pay attention to details.
Ability to optimally work within a team-based environment

Responsibilities

Participate in new product development activities and support the release of new and modified products.
Document product requirements based on industry standards and voice of customer.
Design new components and assemblies and support optical and mechanical testing of fiber optic connectors.
Perform component and assembly evaluation, data analysis and failure analysis.
Write test reports detailing the results of testing.
Review and approve product design and engineering change documentation for conformance to company, customer, agency and industry specifications and standards.
Coordinate with manufacturing teams on new process development during the introduction of new products into manufacturing.
Generate a Record of Invention for innovations and pursue intellectual property protection.
Develop awareness of corporate, business unit and quality management system documentation.
Develop knowledge of fiber optic products, relevant industry standards for these products and technical principles.
Gather knowledge of the range of lab test equipment and engineering tools such as LEAN or 6-sigma, DMAIC or other improvement processes, DoE, FMEA and MSA.
Collaboration with cross-functional teams, which include designers, technicians, product managers, manufacturing & quality engineers in a team-oriented environment.
This position may travel to international locations and has growth potential per engineering technical ladder with six additional engineering titles each with increasing responsibilities.