Mechanical Product Designer (Conextivity Group)

Fischer Connectors SA; Amarante; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Fischer Connectors SA in Amarante, Portugal, seeks a Mechanical Product Designer to sustain existing products and drive standardization and digitalization within the R&D department. The role focuses on design qualification, documentation, and alignment with timelines, budgets and manufacturing methods.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust connectivity products and support verification through prototype testing and qualification activities.

Qualifications

• CAD Designer or Technical school in microtechnic, mechanics, or equivalent.
• Knowledge in product development and electrical connectivity.
• Proficient in CAD software (e.g. CREO).
• Experience with PLM (e.g. WINDCHILL) and ERP systems (e.g. SAP).
• Good knowledge of drawing standards, dimensioning and tolerancing, manufacturing and machining processes, materials and coatings.
• Strong interest in mechanics and product sustaining.

Responsibilities

• Ensure product quality through relevant international standards and internal standards.
• Participate in design of improved or new products with CAD modeling, drawings, qualification test plans, and assembly instructions.
• Ensure structured development throughout the Product Development Process using Engineering Change Management.
• Work with engineering, tooling, process and manufacturing teams to provide product documentation.
• Maintain and develop knowledge through design guidelines and internal standards.

Skills

CAD design

Product development

Electrical connectivity

Drawing standards

Machining processes

Materials & coatings

Mechanics

Education

Technical school in microtechnic or mechanics

Tools

CREO

Windchill

SAP

Job description

Mechanical Product Designer (Conextivity Group)

WHO WE ARE

Founded in 1954, Fischer Connectors designs, develops and deploys end-to-end interconnect solutions for ecosystems requiring local transfer and management of data, signals and power. Its tailored electronic solutions, connectors and cable assemblies are trusted globally for their reliability in demanding environments.

Fischer Connectors is part of Conextivity Group . With nearly 1000 people worldwide, four R&D centers and six manufacturing sites, the Swiss-headquartered technology group offers high-performance connectivity solutions that manage power and data flows seamlessly from sensors and devices to the cloud, enabling the emergence of new and scalable ecosystems. Conextivity comprises two core business activities: Fischer Connectors and Wearin’.

For our new Plant in Amarante, near Oporto, Portugal, we are looking for a Mechanical Product Designer (Conextivity Group)to support on R&D processes

For our R&D Department in Amarante, we are looking for a Mechanical Product Designer (M/F), in charge of sustaining existing products, sustaining our standardization and digitalization efforts, as well as support the design of connectivity products.
You will participate to delivering qualified design through industrialization, according to requirements in alignment with timeline, budget, manufacturing methods, quality, change process, and create all related documentation.
You will also support product verification using prototype testing and qualification. The position requires internal interaction across R&D teams and across a variety of services as manufacturing and supply, as well as quality.

WHAT YOU WILL DO IN YOUR ROLE:

• Ensure product quality through the use of relevant international standards, engineering tools, and internal standards.
• Participate in the design of improved or new products, including functional analysis, CAD modeling and drawings, qualification test plans, and assembly instructions.
• Ensure structured development throughout the Product Development Process using Engineering Change Management.
• Work tightly with engineering, tooling, process, and manufacturing teams to provide product documentation with respect to design requirements.
• Maintain and develop knowledge through design guidelines and internal standards.

THE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS YOU WILL BRING

• CAD Designer or Technical school in microtechnic, mechanics, or equivalent.
• Knowledge in product development and electrical connectivity.
• Proficient in CAD software (e.g. CREO).
• Experience with PLM (e.g. WINDCHILL) and ERP systems (e.g. SAP).
• Good knowledge of drawing standards, dimensioning and tolerancing, Manufacturing and machining process, Material & Coatings
• Strong interest in mechanics and product sustaining.