Job Description

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's R&D/Product Development Engineering Teams conceive original ideas for new products, introduce them into practice. They are responsible for product development, and qualification from market definition through production and release; assist in the qualification of suppliers for new products to ensure suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services for new or improved manufacturing processes; conduct feasibility studies, testing on new and modified designs; direct and support detailed design, testing, prototype fabrication and manufacturing ramp. The R&D/Product Development Engineering Teams provide all required product documentation including, but not limited to, Solid Model, 2D/3D production drawings, product specifications, and testing requirements. They create and modify detailed drawings and drafting or conceptual models from layouts, rough sketches or notes and contribute to design modifications to facilitate manufacturing operation or quality of product. Typical fields of expertise include: materials, mechanics and systems, electrical, optics, chemistry, software, automation systems, packaging, testing and measurement, and manufacturing of electrical, mechanical and electronic components, products, and their integration into systems.

Tasks and Responsibilities

As a Product Development Engineer, your role revolves around proposing innovative automotive solutions, ensuring compliance with norms, and contributing to successful product outcomes. Your responsibilities span from project conception and cost management to detailed technical design and quality assurance.

1. Conceptualization and Compliance: - Evaluate feasibility and adhere to norms and procedures during the conceptual phase. - Ensure compliance with quality specifications and customer performance requirements. 2. Project Management: - Realize projects within negotiated timelines. - Create cost-effective solutions aligned with revenue objectives. 3. Technical Design and Feasibility: - Propose, realize, and supervise technical solutions, CAD models, and detailed drawings. - Guarantee technical feasibility considering customer knowledge and manufacturing constraints. 4. Analysis and Calculations: - Conduct functional and stack-up analysis. - Perform calculations related to material resistances and contribute to Finite Element Analysis (FEM). 5. Lifecycle Management and Documentation: - Ensure product lifecycle maintenance and adherence to TE connectivity procedures. - Manage project documentation under PLM (Program Central) and adhere to classification rules. 6. Quality Assurance and Testing: - Participate in product qualification, including metrology analysis and testing follow-up. - Make decisions on parts conformity according to specifications. 7. Intellectual Property and Compliance: - Maintain intellectual property integrity, ensuring confidentiality agreements and patent requests. - Create and supervise technical documentation, including specifications and packaging instructions. 8. Product Lifecycle and Improvement: - Follow the product lifecycle, propose improvements, and standardize changes under TE system EC TEC change. - Formalize approvals for equipment duplications, replacements, and transfers. 9. Collaboration and Participation: - Participate in internal and external work groups for normalization. - Collaborate with customers and participate in beta testing of relevant software.

This role demands proactive engagement in all aspects of product development, from ideation to compliance, making it crucial for successful project outcomes.

What your background should look like:

Engineer degree Generalist or Mechanical Engineering, Micro Technics. Minimum 2 years of experience in Engineering. Previous experience in Development center is plus : Study, R&D, Laboratory, Methods/ Planning in industrial world. Knowhow of material resistance. Know how on cutting, molding, plasturgy, conception, CAO, Plastique materials, Metals and surface treatments. Knowhow on stamping process and metallic processing standards (Metal sheet, unching, blanking, bending, coining, embossing, and flanging).

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation