Junior Product Engineer: Customer & Technical Liaison

Amphenol and its Affiliated Companies; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol and its Affiliated Companies is seeking a Junior Product Engineer in Mesa, AZ to bridge customers, sales, and engineering. You will define product requirements, support design discussions, and help select configurations for connectors and cable assemblies as part of global teams.

You will gather requirements, translate them into internal specs, and maintain documentation while collaborating with pricing and tech teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 0–2 years of engineering, applications engineering, or technical sales experience.
• Basic understanding of electrical systems (signal, power, shielding, grounding).
• Familiarity with connectors, wire types, cable assemblies, and harnessing preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Comfortable working with BOMs, product specs, and cost drivers.
• Basic CAD familiarity helpful but not required.
• Familiarity with ERP/PLM systems.
• Strong communication skills, especially explaining concepts to non-engineers.
• Customer-focused mindset with listening and clarification skills.
• Ability to organize and document requirements clearly.
• Strong coordination and project tracking abilities.
• Problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
• Flexibility to work across global time zones as required.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary technical contact for customers during early-stage product discussions.
• Coordinate between global sites to provide a single customer channel.
• Gather, clarify, and document product requirements including electrical, mechanical, environmental needs.
• Assist customers in product selection and configuration based on applications.
• Translate customer needs into clear internal specifications and requirements documents.
• Support discussions on connector selection, cable construction, and performance expectations.
• Build and maintain product documentation with product managers and pricing teams.
• Participate in RFQs and cost analysis, assisting in pricing strategies.

Skills

Effective communication

Customer focus

Problem solving

Project coordination

Attention to detail

BOMs understanding

Technical literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ERP/PLM systems

CAD basics

Reading technical drawings

Job description

Amphenol and its Affiliated Companies is seeking a Junior Product Engineer in Mesa, AZ to bridge customers, sales, and engineering. You will define product requirements, support design discussions, and help select configurations for connectors and cable assemblies as part of global teams.

You will gather requirements, translate them into internal specs, and maintain documentation while collaborating with pricing and tech teams.