Reliability Engineer - Mechanical Integrity & Testing

Amphenol Communications Solutions; Yocumtown (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS) is seeking a Mechanical Integrity Engineer to join the Mezzanine Connector team in Valley Green, PA. The role focuses on developing products, conducting mechanical testing, and ensuring long-term reliability of high-speed connectors.

You will analyze results, create reports, and support design through DFMEA, tolerance analyses, and collaboration with suppliers and internal teams. This is a full-time on-site position in Valley Green, PA.

Qualifications

• MS/PhD Mechanical/Materials Science Engineering with 5-10 years of experience.
• Experience with solid modeling tools - Pro/E and/or Solidworks.
• Experience with data analysis software, MS Excel, Minitab would be a plus.
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis tools desirable, ANSYS experience would be a plus
• Understand how to replicate international standards for testing
• Understanding of electrical systems and electrical connectors
• Understand how to perform failure analysis, tolerance analysis, and DFMEA
• Ability to communicate with technical & non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to work in team environment
• Desire to create and design new products and processes
• Knowledge of copper alloys and high-performance engineering thermoplastics would be a plus

Responsibilities

• Develop new products and processes via mechanical testing and qualification of electrical connectors and components.
• Develop test sequences and procedures to determine the long-term reliability of electrical connectors that factor in customer use and application requirements.
• Process and analyze testing results, and create reports and presentations for internal and external customers.
• Support the product design effort in mechanical analysis such as tolerance analysis, FEA, materials analysis, failure analysis and creating test plans.
• Prepare test samples and test requests, design and fabricate test fixtures, interface with test lab technicians.
• Collaborate with internal and external suppliers and manufacturing personnel, supporting the development and validation of product prototypes through pilot production, as well as interfacing with beta-site customers.

Skills

Mechanical testing

Data analysis

FEA

Tolerance analysis

Cross-functional communication

Education

MS/PhD Mechanical/Materials Science Engineering with 5-10 years of experience

Tools

Pro/E

SolidWorks

MS Excel

Minitab

ANSYS

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS) is seeking a Mechanical Integrity Engineer to join the Mezzanine Connector team in Valley Green, PA. The role focuses on developing products, conducting mechanical testing, and ensuring long-term reliability of high-speed connectors.

You will analyze results, create reports, and support design through DFMEA, tolerance analyses, and collaboration with suppliers and internal teams. This is a full-time on-site position in Valley Green, PA.