Cable Design Engineer

Murphy Search Group; Connecticut; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy Search Group is seeking a Cable Design Engineer to develop and optimize RF coaxial cable solutions for military, aerospace, wireless and industrial applications. You will design, evaluate, and improve cables to meet demanding electrical, mechanical and environmental requirements.

You will review customer requirements, select materials, and write manufacturing specifications. Strong communication, documentation, and DoE/SPC planning are essential for success.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in mechanical, electrical or materials engineering.
• Minimum of 2 years of design or manufacturing engineering experience.
• Familiarity with SolidWorks CAD software.

Responsibilities

• Apply materials knowledge and basic RF/microwave principles to design innovative new cables employed in a wide range of applications and environments.
• Review documents and translate customer requirements into new cable designs, material specifications, and manufacturing instructions.
• Validate new and existing materials for impact on electrical, mechanical, and environmental cable performance.
• Maintain and control documentation for cable designs and manufacturing.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to refine designs for cost-effectiveness and transition to production.
• Identify root causes of non-conforming products and implement CAPA plans.
• Improve cables, materials, and processes considering regulatory, quality, cost, risk, and environmental impact.
• Plan and execute DoE and SPC studies to ensure compliance with standards.
• Create procedures and provide training to other technical and manufacturing staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Microsoft Office

Education

BS or MS in mechanical, electrical or materials engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cable Design Engineer

The Cable Design Engineer is responsible for developing and optimizing RF coaxial cable solutions for military, aerospace, wireless communications and industrial applications. The candidate will be responsible for designing, evaluating, and improving cable products with demanding mechanical and RF performance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Apply materials knowledge and basic RF/microwave principles to design innovative new cables employed in a wide range of applications and environments.
• Effectively and accurately review documents and correspondence relating to customer requirements and translate into new cable designs, material purchasing specifications, and standard manufacturing instructions.
• Validate new and existing materials for impact to electrical, mechanical, and environmental cable performance.
• Maintain and control thorough and accurate documentation for cable designs and manufacturing.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and production teams to refine cable designs for cost-effectiveness and durability, and transition new cables into manufacturing.
• Apply formal problem-solving techniques to determine root cause of non-conforming products or raw materials, and implement corrective and preventative action (CAPA) plans
• Identify and address opportunities to continuously improve our cables, raw materials and processes. Assess for regulatory, quality, cost, risk and environmental impact.
• Plan and execute cable performance evaluations using statistical techniques including Design of Experiments (DoE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) to ensure compliance to industry and company standards
• Create procedures and provide training and coaching to other technical and manufacturing employees.

Required Qualifications

• BS or MS in mechanical, electrical or materials engineering
• Minimum of 2 years of design or manufacturing engineering experience
• Fluent with cable manufacturing processes including wire drawing, braiding and shielding, taping and serving, extrusion, bunching, cabling and stranding.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent computer skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Familiarity with Solid Works CAD software.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of design or manufacturing engineering experience
• Thorough knowledge of material properties and processes.
• Experience with processing polymers and fluoropolymers.
• Experience with RF/microwave coaxial cable designs.