Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Electrical Connectors

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Electrical Connectors Binghamton, NY (remote with travel) | $100,000 to $130,000 per year | Full-timeA connector manufacturer with an engineering center in the Binghamton, New York area is hiring a Senior Design Engineer to lead the mechanical design of electrical connector products. This is a remote, direct-hire position with about 20% to 25% travel to the Binghamton site.

The role takes connectors from concept through production launch, covering injection molded components, contact systems, and electromechanical assemblies. It also includes mentoring junior design engineers.

Schedule Full-time, remote, with about 20% to 25% travel to the Binghamton, NY area.

Compensation $100,000 to $130,000 per year.

What You'll DoYou will lead the mechanical design and development of electrical connector products, from concept through production launch. You will design plastic injection molded components, contact systems, and complex electromechanical assemblies. You will create and maintain 3D models, engineering drawings, and technical documentation in Solid Works and ePDM.You will validate designs using FEA, Moldflow, and tolerance stack-up analysis. You will develop and maintain BOMs, ECNs, specifications, and test plans.

You will work with manufacturing, quality, and test teams to bring products into production, and support root cause investigations and continuous improvement using Lean tools such as A3.You will also mentor junior design engineers and provide technical guidance across the team.

Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering field5+ years of product design experience in a manufacturing environment

Direct experience designing electrical connectors, such as circular, rectangular, high-speed, or fiber optic connectors

Experience with connector contact system design, plating, mating cycles, and reliability

Strong experience designing plastic injection molded components

Proficiency with Solid Works and ePDMExperience with FEA and Moldflow analysis

Working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, and design for manufacturability (DFM)
Experience mentoring less experienced engineers

Ability to travel about 20% to 25%

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with MIL-spec or other industry-standard interconnect systems

High-speed interconnect or signal integrity design experience

Experience with Lean problem-solving tools, such as A3 and root cause analysis

Experience with ANSYS, Abaqus, or Solid Works Simulation

Experience with connector qualification testing, such as EIA-364

Compensation and Benefits $100,000 to $130,000 base salary

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k)
Paid time off and paid holidays

To apply , submit your resume for consideration.