Research & Development Product Development Engineer II

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:

• The R&D/Product Development Engineering is responsible for the design, development of product line extensions of legacy product, with a focus on sustaining engineering of contactors/relays, power distribution panels and related products for applications in aerospace electrical power distribution and management systems. 
• The ideal candidate should be able to work independently and within a team-based environment. Determine product requirements based on internal/external product design specifications and Voice of the Customer inputs. Plan and record results of design, development, and sustaining activities, including validation testing. 
• Design to cost target while meeting financial and performance expectations. 
• Manage Bill of Materials for products. Facilitate cost reduction activities on new and existing products. Perform calculations, analysis, and testing to ensure that a product meets specifications. Participate in and/or lead Design and Process failure mode and effects analysis. 
• Provide support to both internal manufacturing, quality, Product/Project Managers, and external customers. 
• Initiate and manage engineering change activities. Apply electrical, electronic, and mechanical principles to components, including assembly, analysis, and documentation of results. 
• Supports, participates, and leads design, test, modification, fabrication, and assembly of prototype devices.

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, electronic or electro-mechanical degree
• 3-5 years of experience
• Experience circuit design, testing, and troubleshooting
• Experience in mechanical design
• Knowledge of electro-mechanical devices and/or magnetics (e.g., relays and contactors)
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC is a plus
• Good communication verbal and written
• Experience in the use of Creo Wildfire software or similar CAD software
• Windchill PDMLink is a plus
• Knowledge of SAP is a plus
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma Green Belt is a plus
• Knowledge of analog circuitry is preferred
• Knowledge of circuit analysis software such as TINA or SPICE
• Knowledge of ANSYS or similar analysis tools is a bonus
• Experience in Altium software or similar software is a bonus
• Proficient in MS Office Suite of Products
• Ability to read schematic diagrams