System Design & Application Engineering Manager

TE Connectivity; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 132,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

TE Connectivity's Aerospace, Defense & Marine division seeks a System Design & Application Engineering Manager to drive customer engagement and technical solution development for the Power Distribution portfolio, including Relays, Contactors and PDUs. This role blends product strategy with field applications to align customer needs with product roadmaps.

The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional teams across Product, Sales, Engineering and Operations, enabling early design-in success,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in product management, engineering, or technical sales.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and complex global portfolios.
• Experience working directly with global OEM and Tier 1 customer base and engineering teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business; MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer engagement and drive technical solution development for the Power Distribution products.
• Influence product strategy, roadmap, and cross-functional execution with Sales, Engineering, and Operations.
• Oversee design validation, testing, and qualification activities to ensure early design-in and quality.
• Develop marketing and sales materials, including white papers and application notes.
• Foster collaboration across regions and functions to enable growth and customer success.
• Travel up to 25% globally.

Skills

Customer engagement

Technical leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Product strategy

Communication

Global travel

Education

Bachelor's degree (Engineering or Business)

MBA preferred

Job description

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Aerospace, Defense & Marine business is seeking a System Design & Application Engineering Manager to drive customer engagement and technical solution development for the Power Distribution portfolio of products including Relays, Contactors and PDUs. This role combines influence of the product line (strategy & roadmap) with field application engineering, ensuring strong alignment between customer needs, product development, and commercial execution. The ideal candidate brings together Product, Sales, Engineering, and Operations to deliver sustained growth, while strengthening customer partnerships and enabling early design‑in success.

Job Requirements

• Customer Engagement & Technical Leadership
• Aligning to Global PM Strategy for the portfolio, serve as technical expert and system design consultant for key customer relationships and engineering engagement
• Ensure early involvement in customer design cycles to influence product selection
• Oversee technical support activities including design validation, testing, and qualification
• Champion resolution of customer issues related to quality, delivery, and performance
• Product Development & Execution
• Influence cross‑functional execution of new product development and launches
• Serve as key technical lead for development of marketing and sales documentation including white papers, application notes and other material for increasing customer engagement
• Build strong alignment across Engineering, Operations, Sales, and Marketing
• Translate Voice of Customer (VOC) into product and technology opportunities with Product Management and R&D to ensure future product roadmaps and competitiveness
• Application Engineering
• Ensure strong technical interface between customers, sales and field application engineers
• Support customer programs including testing, prototyping, and qualification
• Partner with sales and distribution to drive technical wins and customer satisfaction
• Build capabilities to resolve complex application issues and to support emerging technologies
• Work with Global PM to lead customer and channel training for product portfolio
• Talent & Organizational Leadership
  • Foster collaboration across regions and functions
  • Drive a culture of accountability, innovation, and customer focus

What Your Background Should Look Like

• 10+ years of experience in product management, engineering, or technical sales
• Proven experience leading cross‑functional teams and complex global portfolios
• Experience working directly with global OEM and Tier 1 customer base and engineering teams
• Bachelor's degree required (Engineering or Business), MBA preferred
• Ability to travel globally (up to 25%)
• This position requires access to information which is subject to stringent controls under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, person granted asylee status in the U.S., or person admitted into the U.S. as a refugee.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline
• Ability to translate customer insight into actionable product strategy
• Technical aptitude with ability to understand complex systems
• Results‑driven with a focus on growth, margin, and customer success
• Excellent communication and organizational skills

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

About Te Connectivity

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next‑generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more. Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Compensation

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $131,500 - $165,000 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

EOE, Including Disability/Vets