Mechanical Engineering Manager- AEC

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales.

We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead the mechanical design and development of next-generation Active Electrical Cable (AEC) products for AI, cloud, hyperscale data center, and networking applications. The successful candidate will lead a team of mechanical engineers responsible for connector, cable, housing, thermal, reliability, and manufacturability design activities from concept through high-volume production.

This role requires strong technical expertise in high-speed interconnect products (AEC, DAC, optical transceivers, high-speed connectors), cross-functional leadership, customer engagement, and product lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Design and develop mechanical components and assemblies for Ethernet and PCIe interconnect products such as AEC, optical transceiver, and LPO products.
• Define mechanical design standards, methodologies, and best practices.
• Review and approve mechanical designs, engineering drawings, tolerance analyses, and design documentation.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and customer requirements.
• Drive innovative solutions for AEC cable modules, Optical modules, EMI/EMC shielding, Thermal management.
• Build, develop and mentor a strong technical mechanical team
• Manage the full product lifecycle from concept to high volume production.

Technical Expertise Requirements

• Strong knowledge of Cable assembly design, EMI/EMC mitigation techniques, Thermal analysis and cooling solutions
• Hands on experience of GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis, FEA analysis, sheet metal and machined parts and Reliability engineering techniques.
• Collaborate with electrical, signal integrity, firmware, manufacturing, reliability, quality, program management, and sourcing teams.

Customer and Supplier interaction

• Work closely with suppliers on tooling, materials, and process improvements
• Ensure designs are optimized for DFM, DFA, and Yield improvement
• Support customer technical reviews and design discussions.
• Translate customer requirements into engineering specifications.

Experience in below products is a plus

• Experience with OSFP, QSFP-DD, OSFP-XD, or LPO modules.
• Experience with Broadcom, Marvell, or similar high-speed networking chipsets.
• Experience supporting customer-facing technical discussions and design reviews.

Design, PLM tool and soft tool skills

• Proficiency in CAD tools Solidworks
• Experience with Windchill PLM tool or other PLM tools
• Experience with FEA tools like Ansys, Solidworks Simulation
• Experience with Smartsheet, MS project planner for schedule tracking

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of mechanical engineering experience with 3-5 years managing engineering team.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to distill complex technical topics for a range of stakeholders.

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

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