Product Development Engineer (Mechanical Design)

Amphenol Communications Solutions; Yocumtown (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions invites a Product Development Engineer (Mechanical Design) to join our HSIO-Valley Green team. You will develop high-speed IO products for 112Gb signaling and beyond, ensuring manufacturability and alignment with customer requirements across electrical, mechanical, and environmental specs.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, Suppliers, and Manufacturing, mentorship, and travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of industry experience; familiarity with high-speed cable assemblies or connector design preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical discipline or equivalent.
• Knowledge of signal integrity design considerations is preferred.
• Experience with design for manufacturability and tolerance analysis is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, design, and develop cable assemblies or IO connector systems from proposal to qualification.
• Perform FMEA, tolerance analysis, DFM, FEA, and risk analysis.
• Define customer needs and performance requirements; assess technical risk.
• Collaborate with internal/external manufacturing and suppliers to optimize production.
• Lead design reviews and ensure drawings use GD&T appropriately.
• Define verification and qualification test plans and manage first article inspections.
• Support transfer to manufacturing and mentor junior staff.
• Travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

Skills

High-speed design

SolidWorks

FEA ANSYS

GD&T

Cross-functional teamwork

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

ANSYS

Job description

Location: Yocumtown, PA Department: Engineering Location Name: HSIO-Valley Green

Wage: Depends on Experience Position Type: Full Time

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 (Mechanical Design)

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 Product Development Engineer to join our High Speed OverPass team.

Responsibilities

The Product Development Engineer will be responsible for concept generation, design, verification and qualification of High Speed IO products for 112Gb signaling and beyond. The Engineer will ensure that the product design is manufacturable and will meet the defined customer requirements - including electrical, mechanical and environmental requirements. The position provides opportunities for close customer interaction and will work as part of a global cross-functional team. This role will also work closely with internal and external suppliers and manufacturing personnel while supporting the development and validation of product prototypes through pilot production, as well as interfacing with beta-site customers.

• 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 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 manufacturing.
• Interact with global associates as is needed during product development and provide mentorship as is appropriate.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4-7 years of industry experience. Familiarity with high-speed cable assembly and/or connector design preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in a Mechanical or Electrical discipline, or equivalent engineering course and related work experience.
• Knowledge and experience with design for signal integrity performance is preferred.
• Industry Standards knowledge and experience is a plus.
• Experience and skilled use of SolidWorks, 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/