Product Engineer (CBS)

The Product Engineer will provide technical expertise in the design, development and manufacturing of connector products. In this cross-functional role they will also support the overall business by executing the technical aspects of the strategic plans of the organization, act as the technical liaison expert for the sales and marketing groups and provide direction to engineers and support personnel.

• Maintain product quality and reliability to ensure mechanical integrity, and perform failure analysis on defects from customer applications and certain manufacturing processes.
• Manage product related documentation and specifications at the component level, the manufacturing processes, and field application performance by maintaining all aspects of the product design integrity.
• Serve as the customer focal point in support of technical product information, in-field applications and general guidance related to product performance.
• Work closely with internal and external suppliers and manufacturing personnel, supporting the development and validation of product prototypes thru pilot production, as well as interfacing with beta-site customers.
• Be responsible for the successful transition of products and processes from NPI phase to volume manufacturing into low-cost regions and regular interfacing with NPI and manufacturing engineering groups at the connector manufacturing facilities globally. Provide technical assistance to drafters, designers, engineers and other support personnel in order to help them perform their duties and functions.
• Support the product design effort in a mechanical capacity by developing / participating in tolerance analysis work, FEA, material evaluation efforts and failure analysis activities.
• Take part in efforts leading to new / alternate material identification and benchmarking as well as participating in development of new innovative manufacturing techniques supporting product lines.