Senior Design Engineer – Electrical Connectors (Remote)

Ilocatum; City of Binghamton (NY); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ilocatum is seeking a Senior Design Engineer – Electrical Connectors to lead the mechanical design and development of connector products from concept through production. You will design plastic injection molded components and complex electromechanical assemblies.

The role is remote with approximately 20-25% travel to the Binghamton, NY area, offering an opportunity to mentor junior engineers while delivering high‑quality interconnect solutions in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of product design experience in manufacturing.
• Strong experience designing plastic injection molded components.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks, ePDM, FEA, and Mold Flow analysis.
• Working knowledge of GD&T and Design for Manufacturability.
• Experience with Lean problem-solving tools and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical design and development of connector products from concept through production launch.
• Design plastic injection molded components and complex electromechanical assemblies.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior design engineers.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, testing, and cross-functional teams to develop solutions.
• Create and maintain 3D models, drawings, and documentation using SolidWorks and ePDM.
• Perform analysis using FEA, Mold Flow, tolerance stack‑up, and design validation techniques.
• Develop and maintain BOMs, ECNs, specifications, test plans, and other documentation.

Skills

Mentor junior engineers

Lean problem-solving

Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

Tolerance analysis

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

ePDM

FEA

Mold Flow

GD&T

Job description

Ilocatum is seeking a Senior Design Engineer – Electrical Connectors to lead the mechanical design and development of connector products from concept through production. You will design plastic injection molded components and complex electromechanical assemblies.

The role is remote with approximately 20-25% travel to the Binghamton, NY area, offering an opportunity to mentor junior engineers while delivering high‑quality interconnect solutions in a collaborative environment.