- Lead end-to-end product development of high-speed connector and cable assembly solutions, with ownership for architecture, design execution, validation, qualification, and release readiness:
o Partner with customers, Sales, SA, FAE, and PM teams to capture VOC, translate needs into product architecture, and define preliminary product specifications.
o Conceive concepts and perform feasibility studies.
o Run mechanical and thermal simulations.
o Make the engineering evaluation/proposal to the customer.
o Create the detailed design including 2D/3D drawings and perform DFMEA/tolerance analysis.
o Build prototype samples and perform validation.
o Complete product qualification and finalize product specification.
o Provide technical support to the Operations team including Quality and Production for efficiency improvement and safe launch.
o Resolve product related issues to closure and manage the ECN/PCN (Engineering Change Notification/ Product Change Notification).
- Develop market, customer, and application understanding by connecting business opportunities with engineering and customer technical requirements.
- Translate system-level customer requirements into practical, manufacturable connector and cable assembly concepts.
- Drive LEANPD stage-gate execution while maintaining commitments on schedule, quality, cost, risk, documentation, and launch readiness.
- Provide cross-functional technical support for customers, sales, product management, operations, quality, and production teams, including DFMEA, testing, analysis, troubleshooting, and verification.
- Work with global manufacturing resources, procurement, and outside suppliers to meet all TE technical, quality, and cost objectives.
- Execute technical documentation to fully detail design drawings and requirements, engineering and product change notices, and design history files.
- Develop next-generation interconnect solutions for networking, servers, storage, AI infrastructure, industrial automation, robotics, and other high-growth applications.
- Support development of high-speed interconnect solutions considering mechanical, electrical, thermal, manufacturability, and reliability requirements.
- Collaborate with Signal Integrity, Electrical, RF, Manufacturing, Quality, and System Architecture teams during product development.
- Drive miniaturization initiatives for high-density interconnect systems while maintaining performance and reliability targets.
- Contribute to technology roadmaps for high-speed copper, Single Pair Ethernet (SPE), miniaturized high-density interfaces, hybrid power-signal solutions, and advanced cable assemblies.
- Support invention disclosures, patent generation activities, and technical differentiation initiatives.
- Convert customer and market insights into differentiated, patentable product concepts that strengthen technology leadership.
