Product Component Development Project Engineer

Amphenol Communications Solutions; Yocumtown (PA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS) is seeking a Project Engineer to coordinate mechanical component development across multiple projects. You will drive execution by maintaining schedules, leading technical reviews, and aligning engineering teams, suppliers, and manufacturing sites.

A strong mechanical engineering background and hands‑on capability will help you oversee drawings, test results, and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical/engineering field.
• 5+ years experience in engineering, product development, manufacturing, project coordination, or related technical environment.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects, priorities, stakeholders, and deliverables.
• Working knowledge of mechanical drawings, GD&T, tolerances, materials, manufacturing processes, and basic mechanical design principles.
• Experience coordinating engineering reviews, product‑development activities, tooling programs, validation, qualification, NPI, or manufacturing‑readiness activities.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes such as sheet‑metal fabrication, CNC machining, metal injection molding, die casting, injection molding, stamping, or assembly is preferred.
• Experience with 3D CAD and PLM systems; Creo and Windchill experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate engineering activities across multiple mechanical component development projects from concept through production release.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestone plans, action-item trackers, risk registers, and other project-management tools.
• Coordinate priorities, responsibilities, dependencies, and deliverables across engineering team members and supporting functions.
• Facilitate design reviews, DFM reviews, FEA reviews, tolerance reviews, tooling reviews, and product‑validation activities.
• Document meeting outcomes, technical decisions, open issues, responsible owners, and required completion dates.
• Follow up with stakeholders to drive timely closure of engineering actions and elevate risks as needed.
• Coordinate the development, review, and release of 3D models, 2D drawings, BOMs, specifications, validation plans, and change documentation.
• Support communication among internal teams, program management, operations, quality, customers, global sites, and external suppliers.
• Coordinate supplier activities related to DFM, quotations, tooling development, prototype/builds, inspection results, qualification, and production readiness.
• Support NPI and mass‑production milestones for transition to volume manufacturing.
• Coordinate engineering support for sheet‑metal, CNC, metal injection molding, die casting, injection molding, stamping, and related processes.
• Track prototype builds, engineering samples, test plans, qualification activities, and corrective actions.
• Prepare status reports, presentations, schedules, and leadership updates.
• Identify risks and establish mitigation and recovery plans with owners.

Skills

GD&T

3D CAD

Creo

Windchill

PLM systems

Project coordination

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline

Tools

Creo

Windchill

PLM systems

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS) is seeking a Project Engineer to coordinate mechanical component development across multiple projects. You will drive execution by maintaining schedules, leading technical reviews, and aligning engineering teams, suppliers, and manufacturing sites.

A strong mechanical engineering background and hands‑on capability will help you oversee drawings, test results, and risk mitigation.