Product Development Engineer

Amphenol Communications Solutions; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions, a division of Amphenol Corp, is seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer in Schaumburg, IL to lead design and qualification of High Speed IO products for 112Gb signaling and beyond.

The role requires electromechanical design expertise, strong GD&T and FEA skills, and collaboration with global teams to transition designs to manufacturing.

Qualifications

• 5 years electromechanical design experience.
• Familiarity with high-speed cable assemblies and/or connector design.
• Knowledge of design for signal integrity performance.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with SolidWorks, FEA (ANSYS preferred), GD&T, and statistical methods.
• Ability to work in a globally distributed, cross-functional team.

Responsibilities

• Perform Design FMEA, tolerance analysis, DFM, FEA and risk analysis.
• Define customer needs and functional requirements with Marketing; assess risk.
• Collaborate with internal/external manufacturing including stamping, plating, molding, assembly.
• Lead product design reviews and ensure manufacturability.
• Verify drawings and apply GD&T; support design-to-production transitions.
• Engage with Materials Engineering on material choices for performance and cost.
• Present concepts early; incorporate customer feedback into designs.
• Define specs, verification plans and qualification tests; manage first article inspection.

Skills

Electromechanical design

High-speed cable assemblies

Signal integrity

SolidWorks

ANSYS

GD&T principles

Statistical engineering methods

Global teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

ANSYS

Job description

Location: Schaumburg, IL Department: Engineering Posted: 9/21/2026 Location Name: HSIO-Schaumburg

Wage Max: 150,000.00 Wage Min: 100,000.00

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Position:

Product Development Engineer

Location:

Schaumburg, IL

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs globally. We have design, sales, and manufacturing locations globally and are currently seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer to join our High Speed IO Connector team located in Chicago Area, IL

Responsibilities

The Senior Product Development Engineer will be responsible for concept generation, design, verification and qualification of High Speed IO products for 112Gb signaling and beyond. The Senior Product Development Engineer will ensure that the product design is manufacturable and will meet the defined customer requirements - including electrical, mechanical and environmental requirements. This position provides an opportunity for close customer interaction and will be a part of a global cross-functional team. This cross-functional group will conceptualize, design, and develop cable assemblies and/or IO connector systems from initial proposal to successful tooling and product qualifications.

• Perform Design FMEA, Tolerance Analysis, Design for Manufacturability, FEA Analysis, and Risk Analysis.
• Work with Marketing and the customer to define customer needs and functional performance requirements. Assess technical risk.
• Work with internal and external (vendor) manufacturing disciplines including Stamping, Plating, Molding, and Assembly, to optimize design for production processes.
• Lead product design reviews.
• Verify accuracy of product drawings and ensure proper usage of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
• Work with Materials Engineering to define metal and polymer material choices based on requirements associated with performance, pricing, and global sourcing.
• Present product concepts to customers early in the development cycle, interpret feedback, and incorporate any revised requirements into the design.
• Define Product, Application, and Packaging specifications.
• Define verification and product qualification test plans.
• Manage the resolution of first article inspections.
• Work closely with NPI and manufacturing engineering to ensure products are transitioned to the manufacturing
• Interact with global associates as is needed during product development, and provide mentorship as is appropriate.

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience of electromechanical design experience
• Familiarity with high-speed cable assembly and/or connector design preferred.
• Knowledge and experience with design for signal integrity performance is preferred.
• Industry Standards knowledge and experience is a plus.
• Bachelor of Science degree in a Mechanical or Electrical discipline, or equivalent engineering course work and related experience.
• Experience and skilled use of Solid Works, FEA simulation software (ANSYS preferred), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing principles, and Statistical Engineering methods.
• Ability to work effectively within a project team and to direct the activity of others as is needed.
• Ability to communicate well with Global Customers and all levels of the organization including Management, Marketing, Sales, Process Engineering, Test Lab personnel, other Engineers (local and global), and Designers (local and global).
• Ability to prioritize work to meet objectives and to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin.

For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/