Supervisor R&D Product Dvl Engineer

TE Connectivity; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

TE Connectivity seeks a Supervising R&D Product Development Engineer to lead a small team focused on developing Low/High Voltage connectors. You will drive design from concept through CAD release, ensuring manufacturability and cost targets, while aligning with VOC from customers.

The role requires strong mechanical engineering background, hands-on leadership, and experience with molding, stamping, and electro-mechanical products. Collaboration with sales and PM is essential.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering; 10+ years in Product Development.
• MTech in Mechanical Engineering; 8+ years in Product Development.
• Exposure to Electromechanical connectors and high voltage applications is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversees a product development team of 3–4 members.
• Facilitates development processes; coordinates materials and component integration.
• Converts customer/market requirements into product design.
• Authorizes product design, CAD models and drawings for production.
• Troubleshoots technical problems during engineering stages.
• Applies Six Sigma/Quality methodologies to design and delivery.
• Implements DFM/DFMEA to standardize designs and reduce costs.
• Analyzes DFM challenges and provides solutions.
• Translates customer requirements into technical design using appropriate tools.
• Creates and monitors development plans; communicates status to team and management.
• Supervises staff performance and development.
• Collaborates with customer, sales and PM for VOC and engineering proposals.
• Maintains system-level understanding of customer applications and solutions.

Skills

Product development

Injection mold

High-speed stamping

CAD (CREO)

GD&T

DFM

FMEA

Six Sigma DMADV

Team mentoring

Reading drawings

Validation

Process optimization

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering

M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering

Equivalent

Job description

ROLE OBJECTIVE

Supervisor R&D Product Development Engineering is responsible to oversees a team of product development specialists. This position ensures development of Low voltage / High Voltage Connectors.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises and supports development staff in Product Design / Development team size of 3-4 members
• Facilitates development processes, coordinate in materials selection and component integration
• Convert customer and market requirements into product design.
• Authorize the Product Design, CAD models & Drawings for the Production
• Troubleshoots technical problems during the engineering stage
• Apply Six Sigma / Quality methodologies to design, development and delivery of technology products and process.
• Implements DFM methodologies to standardize product designs, simplify operations, and reduce costs of manufacturing.
• Analyzes the implementation challenges of DFM methodologies & Provide solutions
• Utilizes appropriate tools and techniques for converting product or material requirements into a technical design
• Creates and monitors development plans; communicates working activities/status to team, management, sales and operations.
• Supervises development and performance management of team members
• Work closely with customer/sales/Project Management in getting the right and clear VOC (voice of customer), make engineering evaluation/proposal to customer.
• Maintain a System level understanding of customer application and the concept necessary for providing a solution to the customers expectation
• Responsible for documentation of learnings and presenting to the team
• Ensure Time & Resource Management during Product Design / Development
• Responsible for Hiring & skill development of staff

EDUCATION & CRITICAL EXPERIENCE

• B.E/B. Tech / MTech in Mechanical Engineering (equivalent)
• Min 10 years (for BE / B.Tech) of experience in Product Development / Product Engineering activities.
• Min 8 years (for M Tech) of experience in Product Development / Product Engineering activities

COMPETENCIES

Mandatory:

• Working knowledge of product development (Processes, Approaches, Tools and Techniques) & Validation
• Proficient in Injection Mold & High-speed stamping
• Mentoring skills on Product development / Engineering Tools .
• Working knowledge to apply Six Sigma DMADV methodology to the design, development, and delivery of technology products and process.
• Proficient with use of CAD systems (CREO Part modeling & Sheet Metal)
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings/product prints
• Interpretation of simulation results & translating into product design
• Working knowledge in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) & FMEA
• Proficient in Tolerance stack-up and GD&T
• Good Conceptual, problem solving and Analytical Skills
• Working knowledge in prototyping
• Working knowledge in Manufacturing process (Molding / Stamping / Plating)
• Understanding of linear and non-linear analysis
• Working knowledge of product life cycle, ability to perform design activity & produce deliverables.
• Basic Knowledge in quality tools ( 8D, Why Why analysis, Fish bone.)
• Proficient with Plastics & Sheet Metal components
• Awareness on recognition & protection of IP(intellectual property) features
• Basic knowledge on PPAP documentation.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of customers application
• Experience in development of Electromechanical products like Connectors, Charge inlets & Relays
• Department specific:
• Exposure to High Voltage connectors and Creepage (EMC) calculation
• Ability to understand specification for validation as per US CAR / LV 214 / Similar Specification
• Knowledge about the crimping technologies, Ultrasonic welding technologies, Laser welding technologies

FOUNDATIONAL:

• Envision the future - Adjusts current working processes or adopts new approaches, along with seeking challenging opportunities or assignments.
• Execute the plan - Organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.
• Hold people accountable - Understand the importance of taking personal responsibility & facilitate documentation of Lessons learnt that can be transferred to other groups.
• Result Orientated - Drive critical activities to completion
• Coach & develop people - Facilitate individual member's growth
• Collaborate across boundaries - Individual builds networks across countries and cultures,

Diversity and inclusion - Individual must be capable of differentiating the values & able to recognize / respect the value of individual difference.