Design Engineer

The Role -

Amphenol Aerospace Operations is seeking a Design Engineer to work remote from a home office

The Design Engineer will make design layouts and production drawings, assuring form, fit, and function of components through dimensional studies, and correlate engineering data to customer specifications.

The key responsibilities of this Design Engineer include, but are not limited to:

• Prepares designs and specifications, assists in generation of layouts
• Interfaces with other departments for the manufacturing and testing of samples
• Interfaces with customers and vendors to assure conformance to customer specifications
• Possess a working knowledge of PTC Creo and Windchill
• Ability to make drawings for production and customers
• Coordinates the manufacturing of customer prototypes
• Performs the functions required to process estimate requests and marketing product requests
• Reviews customer documents for compliance with AAO documents and if necessary, prepares new designs to conform to these documents
• Keeps supervision informed of status of all activities on a periodic basis
• Works closely with the BDM and Product Managers of various Business Units.

Salary: $62,354 - $85,000

The Person -

The key skills and qualities of a Design Engineer at Amphenol Aerospace:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field
• Experience in design or design engineering
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or Creo is preferred but not required
• Communications with customers, marketing, manufacturing, quality, process, purchasing, and experimental personnel
• Prepares and checks drawings as required and process changes
• Performs engineering investigations of manufacturing/quality problems
• Works from either written or oral instructions, with a minimum of supervision
• Works collaboratively with others on the design engineering team to accomplish required tasks to support the interests of the business
• Ability to maintain dedicated focus on intricate details of engineering designs
• Willingness to contribute extra effort in support of critical business opportunities
• Travel as necessary (air and car), up to 50%
• Prolonged periods of sitting and typing

The Company -

With manufacturing sites in Sidney, NY, Mesa, AZ, Nogales, MX, and a Design Center in Pasadena, CA, Amphenol Aerospace Operations has been a leader in designing and manufacturing electrical components for the aviation and commercial airplane industry for over 100 years.

Focusing on serving the needs of advanced and challenging market segments, we pride ourselves on our consistent ability to innovate and provide the markets with new creative solutions.

Working at Amphenol means you are recognized and valued for your contributions because we believe that our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. We support and encourage career development for all employees and have ample opportunities for advancement.

We pride ourselves for being customer-centric, accountable, reliable, and enthusiastic in all that we do. These values are ingrained in each of us and contribute to a culture of teamwork and meaningful work.

Amphenol offers competitive pay and benefits. The candidate must be able to legally work in the United States; we are unable to provide sponsorship. This position requires access to controlled technology that is subject to US export controls. Qualified candidates must be a US person (including US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) or eligible to obtain required authorization(s) from the U.S. Government.


Amphenol is a proud Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status. We aim to create an inclusive working environment where all employees are respected and treated equally.

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