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Job Description
Overview: TE Connectivitys Energy Division is seeking a R&D Sustaining Engineer to join our Fuquay-Varina team in NC. The role will be responsible for maintaining the overhead connectors product line to ensure proper documentation (including drawings/BOM/specifications), that materials adhere to corporate guidelines, and products meet quality requirements for TE Energys overhead, solar, BESS, and renewables product lines. The R&D Sustaining Engineer will support a cross functional team consisting of operations, quality, sales, product management, purchasing, customer service, project management and R&D on existing and new product introductions.
Responsibilities include:
- Work with R&D team members on NPI and sustaining projects.
- Optimizes existing products from information or input provided by marketing, customers, Operations, development engineers or other personnel.
- Maintains existing products, processes, and specifications including modifications for new applications consistent with manufacturing techniques and economies.
- Initiates and implements programs to continuously improve quality, and cost while meeting customer requirements.
- May support and implement product extensions to existing platform products to meet specific customer requirements.
- Become the Subject Matter Expert for all assigned product lines.
- 3D CAD design using Creo/Pro-E & 2D CAD design
- Product Data management of eBOMs
- Supporting New Product Developments across a range of projects and executing on cost optimization/reduction (VA/VE) opportunities for the business
- Competitive tear down
- Proficient at 3D scanning & 3D printing equipment
- Preparing design verification test plans, Design & Process FMEAs
- Recording results of design reviews, design decision meetings, and writing technical summaries
- Designing of jigs & fixtures for product testing where required.
- Supporting product compliance and approvals for all new products and platforms as required by our customers.
- Being a strong technical partner and providing support to Product management teams. Attending/supporting customer meetings, technology days and site visits as required.
- Supports Qualification of suppliers for new products to ensure suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services for new or improved manufacturing processes.
- Conducts feasibility studies and testing on new and modified designs.
- A minimum of 3-5 years of engineering related experience for Energy market applications, prefer specific experience in the Solar/BESS market
- Demonstrated record of maintaining documentation and supporting product lines
- Experience with project management demonstrating leadership in keeping projects on track to meet timelines as core engineering team member
- Knowledge of connector product design utilizing aluminum and copper materials
- Knowledge of grounding connector systems would be an advantage
- Knowledge of plastic material properties and experience with part compliance metrics including Product Carbon Footprint (PCF), REACH and RoHs
- Knowledge of packaging, freight, and trade compliance an advantage
- Experience in 3D CAD design tools such as Creo
- LDFSS or DMAIC 6-sigma black or green belt an advantage
- Strong knowledge and understanding of ANSI, UL, IEEE, IEC connector, BESS, PV specifications
- Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Degree
- Proficient in MS Office suite
- Willingness to travel
- Strong customer service mindset and mentality of delivering quality products and services on time and within company cost and profitability objectives.
- Fluent communication and presentation skills facilitating collaboration with own team, customers, internal business leaders, technology leaders and upper management to create value.
- Individual must be initiative-taking and require minimum supervision, have strong planning skills and be able to deal with and balance multiple competing priorities
Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork
ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, renewable energy, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries. TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS.
COMPENSATION
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $107,680-161,520 (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