Senior Design Engineer - Connectors

Senior Design Engineer – Connectors

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Design Engineer to join an industry-leading engineering team supporting advanced connector product development.

This is a remote direct hire position, with approximately 25% travel to the Binghamton, NY area.

• Remote position with occasional travel
• Work on innovative, technically challenging connector products
• Opportunity to mentor and develop junior engineers
• Play a key role in new product development from concept through production
• Collaborative engineering environment with long-term career growth

• Lead the mechanical design and development of connector products from concept through production launch.
• Design plastic injection molded components and complex electromechanical assemblies.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior design engineers.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, testing, and cross-functional engineering teams to develop innovative product solutions.
• Create and maintain 3D models, engineering drawings, and technical documentation using Solid Works and ePDM.
• Perform engineering analysis utilizing FEA, Mold Flow, tolerance stack-up, and design validation techniques.
• Develop and maintain BOMs, ECNs, specifications, test plans, and other engineering documentation.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and root cause investigations utilizing Lean engineering tools.

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of product design experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience designing plastic injection molded components.
• Proficiency with Solid Works, ePDM, FEA, and Mold Flow analysis.
• Working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
• Experience utilizing Lean problem-solving tools such as Root Cause Analysis and A3 methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop less experienced engineers.

Candidates should have direct experience designing electrical connector products, including:

• Circular, rectangular, high-speed, or fiber optic connectors
• Contact system design, plating, mating cycles, and connector reliability
• MIL-spec or other industry-standard interconnect systems
• High-speed interconnect or signal integrity design experience