Senior Heat-Shrink & Polymer Solutions Engineer

TE Connectivity; Swindon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

TE Connectivity is seeking a polymer materials engineer to support heat shrink sleeves and cable marker products across the lifecycle. You will translate Customer inputs into development initiatives and work with cross-functional teams to ensure robust manufacturing and reliable product performance.

The role requires deep knowledge of polymer systems, compounding, extrusion, irradiation and cross-linking, plus experience leading material selection, qualification and lifecycle support while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Polymer Science, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Advanced degree or equivalent industry experience preferred.
• Ongoing professional development in materials engineering, processing technologies, or quality systems.
• Strong knowledge of heat shrink tubing materials, processes, and product performance.
• Understanding of polymer systems, additives, fillers, and pigments.
• Expertise in compounding, extrusion, irradiation, cross-linking, and expansion processes.
• Significant experience in heat shrink tubing or polymer-based product engineering
• Experience leading material selection, process assessment, qualification, validation, and lifecycle support activities
• Experience managing material, process, and supplier changes with a strong focus on risk assessment
• Experience working across global manufacturing sites and cross-functional teams.
• Experience partnering with customers and suppliers on technical projects and issue resolution.
• Knowledge of engineering and quality tools including FMEA, validation planning, root cause analysis, and failure analysis
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Ability to balance technical rigor with business priorities and time-to-market objectives.
• Demonstrated ownership, accountability, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support and sustain the heat shrink identification sleeves and cable marker product portfolio.
• Develop new products and material solutions aligned to customer and market needs.
• Translate customer feedback and market opportunities into product development initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate, qualify, and improve products and materials.
• Act as a technical authority for heat shrink tubing materials and processes across multiple product families.
• Assess technical risks associated with material, process, and supplier changes and provide recommendations.
• Support engineering change, validation, qualification, and deviation activities.
• Ensure product safety, compliance, reliability, and manufacturing robustness throughout the product lifecycle.
• Apply expertise in polymer materials, compounding, extrusion, irradiation, cross-linking, and expansion processes to optimize product performance.
• Provide technical leadership through mentoring, knowledge sharing, and influencing technical decisions
• Support customer and supplier technical reviews, issue resolution, and value engineering activities.
• Drive continuous improvement through technical best practices and fact-based decision making

Skills

Materials science

Polymer processing

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering or Polymer Science

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

FMEA

Qualification & validation

Job description

TE Connectivity is seeking a polymer materials engineer to support heat shrink sleeves and cable marker products across the lifecycle. You will translate Customer inputs into development initiatives and work with cross-functional teams to ensure robust manufacturing and reliable product performance.

The role requires deep knowledge of polymer systems, compounding, extrusion, irradiation and cross-linking, plus experience leading material selection, qualification and lifecycle support while