Fiber Optic Optic Product Development Engineer

For more than 80 years, our client’s engineers and product specialists have partnered with customers to produce highly engineered connectivity and sensing solutions that make a connected world possible. Their focus on reliability, durability, and sustainability exemplifies their commitment to progress. The unmatched range of their product portfolio enables companies, large and small, to turn ideas into technology that can transform how the world works and lives tomorrow.

Responsibilities :

• Product design, including but not limited to, fibre optic connector and termini design, fibre optic cable assembly design, fibre optic flex cable assembly design. 
• Support development of fibre optic interconnect systems  
• Liaison to Manufacturing plant locations 
• Create Engineering Change Requests (ECRs)  
• Make changes to drawings in SolidWorks/CREO/ZWCAD to support UK MIL or General Market Controlled ECR/ECNs 
• Address requests for product extensions, drawing changes, engineering quotes. 
• Handle requests to get part extended and costed SAP  
• Support Expanded Bean Product Line for changes and product extensions. 
• Create design verification test (DVT)/Qual test plans, create test request  
• Support/witness testing in the lab, 
• DVT/Qual cable assy design/drawings, component modeling/print creation, 
• Participate in DFMEA/PFMEA  
• Support design review preparation/presentation  
• Model shop requests 
• Support build or build prototype parts.  
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes. 
• Proficient with MS Office software.

Requirements :

• Fiber optic or rugged fiber optic connector and termini development background
• Degree in appropriate discipline or equivalent work experience with fiber optic connectors, cables, termini, etc 
• Fiber optic cable assembly development experience 
• Support and lead product development through the product development life cycle 
• Experience with Solid works, CREO and Autocad  
• Tolerance analysis  
• 5-8 years design and new product development experience, preferably with electronic or optoelectronic related assemblies, hardware, and components