Application Engineer - Wire and Harness

Prysmian; Newport (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Prysmian, a world leader in energy and telecom cabling, seeks a Senior Application Engineer in the United States. You will review drawings, develop products, and create BOMs to support quotes and production.

You will collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Manufacturing, and Customer Service to provide technical expertise, manage ECNs, and drive design-to-cost initiatives while improving portfolios.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, specs, and documentation.
• Experience with manufacturing environments in wire/cable or harness products.
• Familiarity with ERP/PLM/PDM systems.

Responsibilities

• Review customer drawings, specifications, and technical documentation to develop new products and solutions that meet customer requirements.
• Create and maintain complete Bills of Material (BOMs) for customer quotation packages and production releases.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Product Management, Manufacturing, and Customer Service teams to provide technical support and product expertise.
• Support engineering change management processes, including reviewing, documenting, and implementing Engineering Change Notices (ECNs).
• Serve as a technical liaison between customers and internal manufacturing.
• Assist in maintaining and improving existing product portfolios through product updates, enhancements, and technical support activities.
• Participate in Design-to-Cost initiatives focused on improving competitiveness while maintaining product performance and quality.
• Contribute to simplification, sustainability, and continuous improvement initiatives across the product portfolio.
• Analyze technical requirements and provide recommendations that align customer needs with Prysmian capabilities.
• Support product launches by coordinating engineering documentation, product setup, and manufacturing implementation activities.

Skills

Engineering drawings interpretation

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer technical support

Product design and development

ECN management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Solidworks

ERP systems

PLM systems

PDM systems

Job description

Prysmian is the world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. Each year, the company manufactures thousands of miles of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, as well as medium low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors. We also produce a comprehensive range of optical fibers, copper cables and connectivity for voice, video and data transmission for the telecommunication sector.

We are 30,000 employees, across 50+ countries. Everyone at Prysmian has the potential to make their mark; because whatever you do, wherever you are based, you will be part of a company that is helping transform the world around us.

The Senior Application Engineer

Responsibilities

• Review customer drawings, specifications, and technical documentation to develop new products and solutions that meet customer requirements.
• Create and maintain complete Bills of Material (BOMs) for customer quotation packages and production releases.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Product Management, Manufacturing, and Customer Service teams to provide technical support and product expertise.
• Support engineering change management processes, including reviewing, documenting, and implementing Engineering Change Notices (ECNs).
• Serve as a technical liaison between customers and internal manufacturing.
• Assist in maintaining and improving existing product portfolios through product updates, enhancements, and technical support activities.
• Participate in Design-to-Cost initiatives focused on improving competitiveness while maintaining product performance and quality.
• Contribute to simplification, sustainability, and continuous improvement initiatives across the product portfolio.
• Analyze technical requirements and provide recommendations that align customer needs with Prysmian capabilities.
• Support product launches by coordinating engineering documentation, product setup, and manufacturing implementation activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation. (Solidworks preferred).
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations, wire and cable products, harness assemblies, or other engineered products.
• Knowledge of engineering change management processes and BOM creation/maintenance.
• Experience with ERP, PLM, or product data management systems.
• Experience working directly with customers to resolve technical issues and support product applications.
• Bilingual is preferred (Spanish).

Prysmian, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.

You Should Be Proficient In

• Bachelor's Degree
• Bill of materials
• cable assembly design engineer
• ECN
• engineering change notice
• fiber optic
• Harness assemblies
• Wire and Harness
• wire harness design engineer
• wire harness development engineer
• product design engineer