R&D​/Product DVL Engineer - Thermal

STAFF R&D/PRODUCT DVL ENGINEER - Thermal

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable, and more connected world.

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TE Connectivity Ltd. is a $14 billion global technology and manufacturing leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. For more than 75 years, our connectivity and sensor solutions, proven in the harshest environments, have enabled advancements in transportation, industrial applications, medical technology, energy, data communications, and the home. With 80,000 employees, including more than 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS.

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BU / FUNCTION DESCRIPTION

ROLE OBJECTIVE
Executes complex simulations to optimize design and manufacturing. Develops complex Multiphysics simulation methods.

• Leading the development and implementation of complex Thermal simulation models to optimize manufacturing, designs, or processes. (thermal simulation of current-carrying products like connectors, busbars, cable assemblies)
• Perform calculation & simulation on temperature distribution over the system
• Conducted thermo-mechanical and structural simulations to support design optimization, material selection, and validation from concept to production
• Proficient in simplifying complex CAD geometries for efficient structural and thermal simulation analyses
• In-depth knowledge of mechanical design, conductive and convective heat transfer, and fluid flow mechanics
• Collaborate with the designer, manufacturing, and testing teams to correlate FEA results with physical testing
• Experience with DOE (Design of Experiments) and optimization techniques
• Directing cross-functional teams to address and resolve intricate design and manufacturing issues.
• Analyzing complex simulation results to identify areas for improvement and driving design or process changes.
• Ensuring the maintenance and updating of simulation models to achieve optimal accuracy and relevance.
• Validate concept designs using simulation techniques and determine design robustness, critical to function requirements.
• Deploy FEA Techniques – implicit and explicit approach, using Software tools like Ansys Work Bench, LSDyna, Hypermesh, Simufact, Digimat etc.
• Translate the actual problem to a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) model, interpret analysis results, and select the best solution, which includes linear & non-linear analysis under different physics.
• Monitor and evaluate simulation software capabilities and industry trends.
• Collaborate with design & validation teams to enhance the design optimization.
• Understanding the influence/impact of activities on financial decisions.

• Knowledge of product, design processes, and methodology.
• Proficiency in state-of-the-art FEA- ANSYS WORKBENCH, LS-DYNA, HYPERMESH, SIMUFACT, MOLDEX3D, OPTISLANG, ICEPAK MAXWELL, Ansys HFSS System simulations such as MATLAB & SIMULINK.
• CAD tools- PTC Creo, Space Claim.
• Programming language - Python, Microsoft VB-script, Power BI.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office tools.
• Knowledge of associated manufacturing processes (molding, stamping, plating, crimping & assy).
• Knowledge about the Soldering, crimping & welding technologies.
• Knowledge of technical paper publications & applying for patents.

• 3-5 years of industry experience.
• Experience with connector products (Plastic and Sheet Metal parts).
• Knowledge of material science (Metals, Resins & hyper elastic material) and implementation for simulation.
• Correlation of Test and simulation data/results.
• Expertise in CAE tools, Optimization techniques, and testing methods.
• Implementing LEAN / 6 Sigma / Kaizen techniques to live projects.

TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, renewable energy, automated factories, data centers, medical technology…