Power Systems Busbar PRINCIPAL R&D/PRODUCT DVL ENGINEER

TE Connectivity

111d • $151,400 - $231,200

About The Position

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world. The Digital Data Networks Business Unit is looking for a Principal R D Product Development Engineer (PDE) to collaborate, concept, design, and develop Power solutions used in data centers. In this role, you will be responsible for driving concepting, design, and early validation of new products, from market definition, potentially through production and release. Interfacing with customer design centers, test sites, and various customers in the ecosystem to ensure a broad VOC of customer and market needs. You will innovate and collaborate on new products/solutions and develop them into performance solutions and sustainable models. You will determine specifications, perform engineering analysis, make preliminary sketches and designs, and coordinate support operations (such as fabrication of engineering samples and testing). Interaction with customers, vendors, marketing and sales personnel, and other engineering areas during the early stages of new products is a key part of this role's success with customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Generally requires 10 years of relevant mechanical engineering work experience with electrical components, electrical devices, mechanical structure design, manufacturing tooling development (stamping, molding, assembly, plating), or manufacturing process development.
• Knowledge in connector design, cable assembly design, busbar assembly design, or other relevant mechanical design and development, including but not limited to material selection, tolerance analysis, DFMEA, product qualification, etc.
• Expert in 3D CAD applications (Creo preferred) with experience in 3D solid modeling, including sheet metal, 2-D drawings, PDM link Data Manager, and general knowledge in design applications such as Spaceclaim, Solidworks, or others used only in the concept stage.
• Expert in geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T).
• Expert at limit and fit analysis, including statistical tolerance analysis.
• Proficient user of finite element analysis software (Ansys, Workbench), including elastic and plastic behavior of metals.
• Proficient in developing and writing design objectives for product specifications.
• In-depth knowledge in manufacturing processes (machining, molding, stamping, plating, assembly, etc.) with experience driving Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and best practices.
• Experienced in providing technical leadership for the full product development cycle, from establishing customer requirements to releasing a qualified design to production.
• Solid understanding of competitive products and intellectual property positions.
• Fluent in English (both verbal and written) to facilitate global communication both internally and with external customers.
• Ability to work in a global environment - able to accommodate varying time zones and capable of collaborating with individuals across geographies.
• Expert problem solver - able to handle high complexity situations and use data analytics and critical thinking to reach logical conclusions with limited direction.
• Proficient in using MS Office software (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook, MS Teams, etc.).

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in engineering or a related field.
• Familiarity with switch and or server equipment.
• Expert knowledge in raw materials, industry standards, and product application.
• Proficient use of quality tools (FMEA, 6 sigma, DOE, 8D, etc.).
• In-depth knowledge of contact physics, including plating systems for electrical contacts, pore blockers and contact lubricants, copper alloys used in connectors, and high-temp plastics.
• User-level knowledge of communication theory, including impedance matching and signal integrity.
• In-depth knowledge of test methods for electrical connectors with experience successfully troubleshooting product failures.
• Thermal management experience in high-speed signal transmission.
• Experience contributing to and influencing Standards Committees.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with an ability to manage and execute multiple tasks/deadlines/projects simultaneously with limited direction.
• Strong presentation skills to effectively engage with customers in ideation for new generation development.
• Experienced in leading technical discussions and performing technical training across project teams.
• Proficient at leading and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for product concepting, development of Power solutions from market definition through production and release.
• Work closely with the customer and TE sales/SA/FAE/PM in getting the right and clear VOC (voice of customer) and convert to a TE design conceptualization and preliminary product specification.
• Conceive concepts and perform feasibility studies.
• Run mechanical and thermal simulations.
• Make the engineering evaluation/proposal to the customer.
• Create the detailed design, including 2D/3D drawings, and perform DFMEA/tolerance analysis.
• Build prototype samples and perform validation.
• Complete product qualification and finalize product specification.
• Provide technical support to the Operations team, including Quality and Production, for efficiency improvement and safe launch.
• Resolve product-related issues to closure and manage the ECN/PCN (Engineering Change Notification/ Product Change Notification).
• Build a deep understanding of the market and customer needs by fostering a connection between the business engineering teams and the customer engineering teams.
• Maintain a system-level understanding of the customer application and the product design/concept necessary for providing a solution to the customers' expectations.
• Follow the LEANPD Project Process to support the project team from the product development engineering (PDE) perspective to complete the new product development project on time, quality, and budget.
• Drive the development and release of the product, scale-up through stage-gate reviews, ensuring milestone commitments are maintained.
• Provide technical support to customers, sales, PM, and plant teams.
• Conduct necessary DFMEA, tests, engineering analysis, troubleshooting, shooting, and verification.
• Work with global manufacturing resources, procurement, and outside suppliers to meet all TE technical, quality, and cost objectives.
• Execute technical documentation to fully detail design drawings and requirements, engineering and product change notices, and design history files.
• Write and collaborate on technical white papers and standards specifications.
• Mentor others in areas of technical expertise to expand knowledge base & uplevel skills of junior engineers.

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree