Senior Optical Connector Design Engineer

TE Connectivity Corporation

Town of Webster (NY)

On-site

USD 115,000 - 173,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
401(k) plan
Paid time off

Job summary

TE Connectivity Corporation seeks a Senior R&D/Product Development Engineer in Webster, NY to advance precision optical connector systems. You will tackle sub-micron alignment challenges, design with metals and engineering plastics, and lead tests for durability and environmental conditions.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration with optical engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure manufacturability and high optical performance, with opportunities to influence

Qualifications

  • Education: BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
  • Experience: 5+ years in precision mechanical design; or 3 years with a Master’s; PhD with limited experience accepted.
  • Materials: Hands-on with metals and engineering plastics in precision applications.
  • Tools: Proficiency with 3D CAD and FEA tools (SolidWorks, NX, Creo).

Responsibilities

  • Design passive optical connector assemblies with sub-micron alignment for fiber-to-PIC.
  • Develop sub-micron tolerance control strategies for mechanical and optical performance across temps.
  • Create test protocols for static/dynamic loading, fatigue, and environmental stress validation.
  • Collaborate with optical engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams for DFM and optical performance.

Skills

Precision design
Tolerance engineering
Performance optimization
Cross-functional collaboration
Sub-micron tolerancing
Fea/structural analysis
Materials selection
Connector design

Education

BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering or Materials Science

Tools

SolidWorks
NX
Creo
ANSYS/COMSOL/FEA

Job description

TE Connectivity Corporation seeks a Senior R&D/Product Development Engineer in Webster, NY to advance precision optical connector systems. You will tackle sub-micron alignment challenges, design with metals and engineering plastics, and lead tests for durability and environmental conditions.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration with optical engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure manufacturability and high optical performance, with opportunities to influence

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