Senior Product 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

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 role combines strong technical execution with developing domain expertise, translating Voice of the Customer insights and market gaps into actionable product and material development initiatives. Working in collaboration with cross-functional teams, the engineer supports the definition, evaluation, and qualification of new and existing products to ensure robust manufacturing processes and predictable product performance across the lifecycle. Operating as an individual contributor, the role emphasizes technical depth, analytical thinking and effective collaboration, contributing to business outcomes through a growing understanding of materials science, polymer technologies, processing and product behaviour.

Your New Role

• 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

What Your Background Should Look Like

• 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.