Project Engineer

Amphenol Communications Solutions; Yocumtown (PA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions, a division of Amphenol Corporation, seeks a Project Engineer to join the Cable Backplane Systems Engineering team in Valley Green, PA. This role leads engineering projects from concept to execution, driving NPI milestones and successful transitions to volume manufacturing.

You will collaborate with global sites, support process validation, and contribute to manufacturability improvements. Travel to Asia and Mexico is required; Mandarin is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5+ years in a manufacturing environment in an engineering role.
• Experience with assembly process engineering (strongly preferred).
• Familiarity with interconnect industry processes such as stamping, plating, molding, and assembly (preferred).
• Experience with product qualification, process validation, and manufacturing readiness activities.
• NPI/Product Launch experience.
• Proven project management experience, including creating and executing project plans.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across global teams.
• Ability to travel frequently to Asia and Mexico to support manufacturing operations.
• Fluency in Mandarin is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage engineering projects from concept through execution, ensuring alignment with company goals and timelines.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, tracking progress and driving accountability across stakeholders.
• Coordinate and drive NPI, and Mass Production milestones, ensuring successful transition into volume manufacturing.
• Support and optimize manufacturing and assembly processes, identifying opportunities for efficiency, quality, and cost improvements.
• Drive manufacturing readiness activities including process validation, work instructions, tooling readiness, training, and production documentation.
• Support capacity planning and production ramp activities to ensure alignment between customer demand and manufacturing capability.
• Collaborate directly with global manufacturing sites, particularly in Asia, to support production and process implementation.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation plans, and communicate status to stakeholders and leadership.
• Interface with Business Unit leadership, engineering teams, and operations to ensure successful project delivery.
• Provide technical support related to stamping, plating, molding, and assembly processes.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to internal stakeholders, including leadership updates and project reviews.

Skills

Project management

NPI (New Product Introduction)

Manufacturing readiness

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Job description

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 worlds 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.

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 worlds 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: Project Engineer

Location: Valley Green, PA

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 are currently seeking a Project Engineer to join our Cable Backplane Systems Engineering team. The position will be located in Valley Green, PA.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage engineering projects from concept through execution, ensuring alignment with company goals and timelines
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, tracking progress and driving accountability across stakeholders
• Coordinate and drive NPI, and Mass Production milestones, ensuring successful transition into volume manufacturing.
• Support and optimize manufacturing and assembly processes, identifying opportunities for efficiency, quality, and cost improvements
• Drive manufacturing readiness activities including process validation, work instructions, tooling readiness, training, and production documentation.
• Support capacity planning and production ramp activities to ensure alignment between customer demand and manufacturing capability.
• Collaborate directly with global manufacturing sites, particularly in Asia, to support production and process implementation
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation plans, and communicate status to stakeholders and leadership.
• Interface with Business Unit leadership, engineering teams, and operations to ensure successful project delivery
• Provide technical support related to stamping, plating, molding, and assembly processes
• Prepare and deliver presentations to internal stakeholders, including leadership updates and project reviews

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment in an engineering role
• Experience with assembly process engineering (strongly preferred)
• Familiarity with interconnect industry processes such as stamping, plating, molding, and assembly (preferred)
• Experience with product qualification, process validation, and manufacturing readiness activities.
• NPI/Product Launch experience
• Proven project management experience, including creating and executing project plans
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across global teams
• Ability to travel frequently to Asia and Mexico to support manufacturing operations
• Fluency in Mandarin is a plus

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 worlds 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/