Product Design Engineer - Custom Cable Assemblies - Remote

Novalight; United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) with company match

Life and disability insurance

Generous PTO

Telehealth and wellness programs

Job summary

Paige, a GCG company, is seeking a Product Design Engineer to develop wire, cable, connectors, and related electrical products. You’ll support the full design process, coordinate with suppliers and cross-functional teams, and ensure regulatory compliance.

The role is fully remote with a preference for Eastern/Central time zones, plus up to 10% travel to customer sites, suppliers, and facilities. You’ll work with engineering, sales, and manufacturing to deliver manufacturable, compliant designs.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in engineering or related technical field.
• 3+ years in product engineering, cable engineering, or closely related experience.
• Knowledge of wire and cable design principles.
• Experience creating, reviewing, or interpreting drawings, BOMs, specs.
• Experience using AutoCAD or another CAD program.
• Strong communication and collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead product design activities from requirements through testing and production readiness.
• Create and maintain drawings, specifications, BOMs, and purchase specs.
• Apply wire/cable knowledge to develop manufacturable designs.
• Review customer requirements and advise on construction, materials, and compliance.
• Coordinate with customers and internal teams for design reviews and approvals.
• Identify suppliers, evaluate materials, costs, and capabilities.
• Develop clear technical and purchase specifications for suppliers.
• Support evaluations, testing, quality reviews, and regulatory listings.
• Gather supplier declarations and environmental compliance records.
• Maintain design/testing/regulatory documentation and records.
• Coordinate design changes and keep drawings/specs current.

Skills

Wire & cable design

Engineering drawings

Supplier coordination

Regulatory/compliance knowledge

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Associate’s degree in engineering or related discipline

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Paige, a GCG company, is seeking a Product Design Engineer to develop wire, cable, connector, and related electrical products that meet customer requirements, industry standards, and manufacturing needs.

In this role, you will support the full product design process—from reviewing initial requirements and contributing to quotations through creating specifications, coordinating with suppliers, supporting product testing, and maintaining regulatory and environmental compliance documentation.

You will work closely with Engineering, Sales, New Product Development, Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, customers, and suppliers. Your work will help ensure that new and existing products are technically sound, manufacturable, properly documented, and aligned with applicable safety and certification standards.

This is a strong opportunity for an engineer who combines hands-on design capability with practical product knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to coordinate technical work across multiple stakeholders. The ideal candidate understands wire and cable design principles, is comfortable working with technical drawings and specifications, and can communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical partners.

This is a full-time, remote position with a preference for candidates located in the Eastern or Central time zone. The role reports to the Director of Engineering and requires up to 10% travel to customer sites, supplier locations, manufacturing facilities, industry events, and other business locations.

What You’ll Do

• Lead assigned product design activities from initial requirements and quotation support through documentation, qualification testing, and production readiness.
• Create and maintain engineering drawings, product specifications, bills of materials, purchase specifications, and related technical documentation.
• Apply knowledge of wire and cable products, connectors, wire sizing, materials, and industry standards to develop practical, manufacturable product designs.
• Review customer requirements and provide engineering input related to product construction, materials, compliance, testing, and manufacturability.
• Communicate with customers and their engineering, quality, or reliability teams to clarify technical requirements and support design reviews and product approvals.
• Identify and coordinate with suppliers to evaluate materials, components, capabilities, availability, performance, and cost considerations.
• Develop clear technical and purchase specifications that communicate product requirements to suppliers and internal sourcing partners.
• Support product evaluations, qualification testing, quality reviews, supplier audits, and regulatory or safety listing activities.
• Gather supplier declarations and supporting records, and prepare environmental compliance documentation for Paige products.
• Maintain accurate product design, testing, qualification, regulatory, supplier, and compliance records.
• Coordinate design changes and technical updates while ensuring drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and related documentation remain current.
• Identify opportunities to improve product design practices, documentation, supplier coordination, quality, and internal workflows.
• Provide technical guidance, knowledge sharing, or mentorship to less-experienced team members as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of product engineering, design engineering, cable engineering, or closely related experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of wire and cable product design principles.
• Experience creating, reviewing, or interpreting engineering drawings, product specifications, bills of materials, and other technical documentation.
• Experience using AutoCAD or another computer-aided design program.
• Understanding of how product materials, construction, manufacturing processes, and application requirements affect product design.
• Ability to apply analytical and engineering judgment to product development and technical support activities.
• Experience communicating technical information to customers, suppliers, engineers, quality teams, manufacturing partners, or other stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Careful attention to detail, particularly when creating and maintaining technical, regulatory, and compliance documentation.
• Ability to work independently under minimal supervision while recognizing when technical concerns or decisions require escalation.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across Engineering, Sales, Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, Legal, and management teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Windows, and related business applications.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering is strongly preferred.
• Experience designing wire, cable, connectors, cable assemblies, or related electrical products.
• Strong understanding of wire sizing, conductor materials, insulation, jacketing, connectors, and other cable construction considerations.
• Experience applying UL, CSA, ETL, NSF, or other safety and certification standards.
• Experience working directly with product certification or regulatory agencies.
• Experience supporting product qualification testing, environmental compliance, regulatory submissions, or safety listing activities.
• Familiarity with supplier qualification, factory audits, sourcing processes, or vendor technical coordination.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, industrial distribution, electrical products, or engineered products environment.
• Experience using enterprise resource planning systems to maintain product, material, or bill-of-material information.

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary ranging from $75,000 to $88,000 annually, depending on relevant experience and qualifications.
• Comprehensive health coverage with multiple plan options, including CDHP and PPO options.
• Company-paid life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Supplemental insurance options.
• Generous time off, including PTO, paid holidays, parental leave, and compassionate care leave.
• Wellness and support programs, including employee assistance program resources, wellness incentives, and telehealth.
• Additional benefits such as dental and vision coverage, flexible spending and health savings accounts with company contributions, pet insurance, legal services, and identity theft protection.
• A people-first culture that values technical expertise, collaboration, continuous improvement, and long-term career growth.

About Paige

Paige, a GCG company, has been delivering innovative wire and cable solutions for over 65 years. Serving industries including renewable energy, data communications, industrial applications, irrigation, and more, we are committed to engineering excellence, customer-driven innovation, and high-quality products that help businesses solve complex challenges with tailored solutions.

Built on a foundation of expertise, flexibility, and humility, we are dedicated to solving customer challenges, adapting to their needs, and continuously improving. At Paige, we remove ego from the equation, fostering a collaborative, customer-focused culture that drives long-term growth, innovation, and enduring partnerships.

Join us and be part of a company shaping the future of connectivity.

About GCG

At GCG, our mission is to power, connect, and automate our world. With the responsive DNA of a startup and the size of a global leader, we offer top brands and extensive value-added services that make us an invaluable partner to our customers in multiple industry verticals across the globe.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our customers while focusing attention on our responsibility to the environment, our associates, and the communities we serve.

Our Use of AI in Recruiting

At GCG, we use AI technology to assist with our interviews by automating note-taking, allowing our hiring teams to focus fully on the conversation. This technology supports efficiency and accuracy in capturing candidate insights during interviews but is not used to evaluate resumes. All resume reviews and candidate assessments are conducted directly by our corporate recruiting team and hiring managers to ensure a thoughtful, human-centered approach.

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