Quality Engineer (Cable Assemblies & Electrical Connectors)

Amphenol and its Affiliated Companies; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to support high‑reliability cable assemblies, wire harnesses, and electrical connector systems used in oil & gas, industrial energy, and data center infrastructure environments. You will drive continuous improvement across manufacturing and supplier networks while ensuring strict performance, environmental, and regulatory requirements are met.

Responsibilities include leading root cause analyses, implementing corrective actions, and supporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or related field) or equivalent technical experience.
• 3+ years of quality engineering experience in cable assembly, wire harness, connector manufacturing, or electromechanical systems.
• Experience with FMEA, PPAP, SPC, MSA, 8D, and root‑cause methodologies.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, and customer specifications.
• Experience with micrometers, calipers, pull-testers, hipot testers, and other electrical test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with IPC‑A‑620/WHMA‑A‑620, ISO 9001, UL, API, AS9100, and customer energy‑sector quality requirements.
• Support FAI, PPAP, qualification testing, and internal/external audits including UL, ATEX, IECEx reviews.
• Provide hands‑on quality support for soldering, crimping, overmolding, potting, high‑amp terminations, and high‑density cabling.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and CAPA using 5‑Why, Fishbone, 8D, DMAIC, FMEA.
• Drive manufacturing improvements and support NPIs for subsea, refinery, downhole, and data‑center products.
• Manage supplier quality, including PPAPs, CoCs, CMRTs, and supplier audits.
• Provide quality engineering support on the production floor for electrical connector assembly, cable assembly, soldering, crimping, overmolding, shielding, potting, high‑amp power terminations, and high‑density data cabling.
• Develop and maintain process flows, control plans, PFMEAs, inspection test plans, and workmanship guidelines.
• Partner with production and engineering teams supporting subsea, topside, refinery, downhole, and data center infrastructure assemblies.
• Lead investigations for internal rejects, supplier nonconformance, customer complaints, and field failures in high‑stress or hazardous environments.
• Drive corrective and preventive actions using 5‑Why, Fishbone, 8D, DMAIC, and FMEA methodologies.
• Track and report reliability metrics, quality trends, and process capability (Cp/Cpk).
• Drive initiatives to enhance product robustness, reduce defects, and improve manufacturability.
• Work with engineering on NPIs for energy and data center applications in fast-track environment.
• Qualify and evaluate suppliers of wire, terminals, connectors, shielding materials, potting/overmold compounds, and electromechanical parts.
• Review supplier PPAPs, CoCs, CMRTs, failure analyses, and corrective actions.
• Manage supplier performance and participate in supplier audits.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Quality Engineer (Cable Assemblies & Electrical Connectors)

Job Description

Quality Engineer (Cable Assemblies & Electrical Connectors)

Summary:

Amphenol is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to support high‑reliability cable assemblies, wire harnesses, and electrical connector systems used in oil & gas, industrial energy, and data center infrastructure environments. You will help ensure our products meet strict performance, environmental, and regulatory requirements while driving continuous improvement across manufacturing and supplier networks.

Knowledge:Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities
• Ability to work effectively with engineering, production, supply chain, and customer service teams
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality

Qualifications - Education/Experience:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or related field) or equivalent technical experience.
• 3+ years of quality engineering experience in cable assembly, wire harness, connector manufacturing, or electromechanical systems.
• Experience with FMEA, PPAP, SPC, MSA, 8D, and root‑cause methodologies.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, and customer specifications.
• Experience with micrometers, calipers, pull-testers, hipot testers, and other electrical test equipment.

Preferred

• Experience supporting oil & gas, industrial energy, or data center infrastructure products.
• Knowledge of environmental and regulatory compliance programs, including REACH, RoHS, and Conflict Minerals (CMRT) reporting.
• Knowledge of certification requirements for hazardous and safety-critical environments, including UL, ATEX, and IECEx.
• Experience with ruggedized or harsh-environment cable assemblies (subsea, topside, drilling instrumentation, refinery equipment).
• Familiarity with connectors used in industrial, subsea, and high-reliability data center applications.
• Certifications such as ASQ CQE, or Six Sigma Green Belt.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Quality Assurance & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with IPC‑A‑620/WHMA‑A‑620, ISO 9001, UL, API, AS9100, and customer energy‑sector quality requirements.
• Support FAI, PPAP, qualification testing, and internal/external audits including UL, ATEX, IECEx reviews.
• Provide hands‑on quality support for soldering, crimping, overmolding, potting, high‑amp terminations, and high‑density cabling.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and CAPA using 5‑Why, Fishbone, 8D, DMAIC, FMEA.
• Drive manufacturing improvements and support NPIs for subsea, refinery, downhole, and data‑center products.
• Manage supplier quality, including PPAPs, CoCs, CMRTs, and supplier audits.

Manufacturing Support

• Provide quality engineering support on the production floor for electrical connector assembly, cable assembly, soldering, crimping, overmolding, shielding, potting, high‑amp power terminations, and high‑density data cabling.
• Develop and maintain process flows, control plans, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (PFMEAs), inspection test plans, and workmanship guidelines.
• Partner with production and engineering teams supporting subsea, topside, refinery, downhole, and data center infrastructure assemblies.

Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Action

• Lead investigations for internal rejects, supplier nonconformance, customer complaints, and field failures in high‑stress or hazardous environments.
• Drive corrective and preventive actions using 5‑Why, Fishbone, 8D, DMAIC, and FMEA methodologies.
• Track and report reliability metrics, quality trends, and process capability (Cp/Cpk).
• Drive initiatives to enhance product robustness, reduce defects, and improve manufacturability.
• Work with engineering on NPIs for energy and data center applications in fast-track environment.
• Qualify and evaluate suppliers of wire, terminals, connectors, shielding materials, potting/overmold compounds, and electromechanical parts.
• Review supplier PPAPs, CoCs, CMRTs, failure analyses, and corrective actions.
• Manage supplier performance and participate in supplier audits.

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, sit, stand; walk, and use hands to handle, or feel. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds on occasion.