Engineer II – Wire & Cable Product Development

Fort Wayne Metals; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Profit Sharing

401k Matching

Quarterly Bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Financial Guidance

Job summary

Fort Wayne Metals is seeking an Engineer II to provide technical support across production teams as they design and refine wire, cable and assemblies.

The role emphasizes tooling, process validation, DOE, and regulatory alignment with ISO-13485, with collaboration across internal suppliers, quality, and customer-facing activities.

Bachelor’s in Engineering required; strong communication and problem-solving skills expected; travel about 5% between facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a technical field is required.
• Experience in production support, process design/refinement and validation of products and processes.
• Familiarity with ISO-13485 and Fort Wayne Metals Quality Systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide production support, process design/refinement and validation of products and processes.
• Work closely with internal suppliers to deliver innovative wire and cable solutions.
• Develop tools, protocols, procedures and work instructions for production and testing.
• Engage with customers to determine needs and support sales in quotes during development of new products.
• Coordinate with Quality and Process Engineering to submit FAIR and PPAP documents, and related documents.
• Document and compile application files to capture development activities for new products.
• Coordinate tooling development with drafting and tooling departments for new product development.
• Transfer new products to production, providing documents and training to staff as needed.
• Work with regulatory to stay current on agency requirements and customer products.
• Review customer specifications in Salesforce and provide feedback to CSAs and Product Managers.
• Prototype new ideas and execute DOE.
• Develop and guide others on advanced engineering tools for quicker product development.
• Research new technologies for use in current and future products and share updates with worldwide sales.
• Provide technical assistance to customers and suppliers through presentations.
• Participate in internal courses and trainings.

Skills

FWM area SME

Self-motivation

Communication skills

Project management

Critical thinking

Detail oriented

Problem solving

Mechanical aptitude

Materials knowledge

Presentation skills

Initiative

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or technical field

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Fort Wayne Metals is seeking an Engineer II to provide technical support across production teams as they design and refine wire, cable and assemblies.

The role emphasizes tooling, process validation, DOE, and regulatory alignment with ISO-13485, with collaboration across internal suppliers, quality, and customer-facing activities.

Bachelor’s in Engineering required; strong communication and problem-solving skills expected; travel about 5% between facilities.