Senior Automation & Controls Engineer – Optical Interconnects

TE Connectivity; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

TE Connectivity seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to design and deploy electrical control systems for automated manufacturing, including robotics, vision systems, and motion control platforms. You will develop test systems, validation protocols, and cross-functional solutions with mechanical, optical, manufacturing, and QA teams.

You will lead prototype development, verification, and process integration, ensuring reliability, manufacturability, and scalable operations across high‑performance

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience designing electrical systems, automation equipment, control systems, or manufacturing technologies.
• Hands-on experience with industrial automation platforms, motion control systems, sensors, machine vision, robotics, or precision manufacturing equipment.
• Proficiency with electrical and controls engineering design software.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy electrical control systems for automated manufacturing equipment, robotic cells, vision systems, motion control platforms, and precision assembly processes.
• Design and implement electrical test systems, instrumentation, data acquisition architectures, and validation platforms for optical connector manufacturing and product qualification.
• Specify, integrate, and validate electrical components including PLCs, servomotors, sensors, vision systems, power distribution systems, HMIs, and industrial communication networks.
• Develop and support PLC, motion control, and machine interface software to enable reliable, repeatable, and scalable manufacturing operations.
• Lead prototype automation and test system development from concept through production deployment.
• Develop comprehensive electrical test methodologies, failure analysis techniques, and system validation protocols.

Skills

Automation & Controls

Test Equipment

Hardware Integration

Controls Programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

TE Connectivity seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to design and deploy electrical control systems for automated manufacturing, including robotics, vision systems, and motion control platforms. You will develop test systems, validation protocols, and cross-functional solutions with mechanical, optical, manufacturing, and QA teams.

You will lead prototype development, verification, and process integration, ensuring reliability, manufacturability, and scalable operations across high‑performance