Senior Design Engineer - Electrical Connectors

Senior Design Engineer – Electrical Connectors (100-130K)

Due to continued business growth, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Design Engineer - Electrical Connectors to join an industry-leading engineering team supporting advanced connector product development.

This is a remote direct hire position, with approximately 20-25% travel to the Binghamton, NY area.

Why Consider This Opportunity

●  Remote position with periodic travel

●  Work on innovative, technically challenging connector products

●  Opportunity to mentor and develop junior engineers

●  Play a key role in new product development from concept through production

●  Collaborative engineering environment with long-term career growth

Key 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 engineering teams to develop innovative product solutions.

●  Create and maintain 3D models, engineering drawings, and technical documentation using SolidWorks and ePDM.

●  Perform engineering analysis utilizing FEA, Mold Flow, tolerance stack-up, and design validation techniques.

●  Develop and maintain BOMs, ECNs, specifications, test plans, and other engineering documentation.

●  Support continuous improvement initiatives and root cause investigations utilizing Lean engineering tools.

Qualifications

●  Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

●  5+ years of product design experience in a manufacturing environment.

●  Strong experience designing plastic injection molded components.

●  Proficiency with SolidWorks, ePDM, FEA, and Mold Flow analysis.

●  Working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM).

●  Experience utilizing Lean problem-solving tools such as Root Cause Analysis and A3 methodologies.

●  Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop less experienced engineers.

Required Technical Experience Candidates should have direct experience designing electrical connector products, including:

●  Circular, rectangular, high-speed, or fiber optic connectors

●  Contact system design, plating, mating cycles, and connector reliability

●  MIL-spec or other industry-standard interconnect systems

●  High-speed interconnect or signal integrity design experience