Opto-Mechanical Product Design Engineer

Engineering New Albany,Indiana Mechanicsburg,Pennsylvania Anywhere,USA

Founded in 1976, Samtec is a privately held, $950 million global manufacturer of abroad line of electronic interconnect solutions, including High-Speed Board-to-Board,High-Speed Cables, Mid-Board and Panel Optics, Precision RF, Flexible Stacking, and Micro/Rugged components and cables. Samtec Technology Centers are dedicated to developing and advancing technologies, strategies and products to optimize both the performance and cost of a system from the bare die to an interface 100 meters away,and all interconnect points in between.

With 40+ international locations and products sold in more than 125 different countries, Samtec’s global presence enables its unmatched customer service.

THIS POSITION WILL BE LOCATED ONSITE AT SAMTEC - NEW ALBANY, IN

Summary/Objective: The Optical Product Engineer designs and develops within New Product or Sustaining Product Engineering.

Essential Functions/ Responsibilities:

• Developing & writing the Engineering inputs for technical documentation; and adhere to all corporate engineering standards including but not limited to documentation, file management, part modeling, and part simulation.
• Works directly with Marketing, Sales, Product Tech Lead, and Systems Architect to review opportunities and develop engineering cost analyses based on Product Scopes; work directly with purchasing, quality, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, process engineering, plating, suppliers, and other necessary groups as a cross-functional team to develop products and solutions.
• Make significant contributions to design, development, and validation of active optical transceiver solutions (including but not limited to VCSEL/PD based mid-board optical transceivers, passive optical interconnects, high-speed electrical connectors).
• Works hands on to identify problems during new product development and/or when quality concerns arise.
• Effective use of Office
  365 including Outlook, Excel, PPT, SharePoint, etc.
• Work effectivelywithdifferentlevelsandindividualsinsideandoutsideoftheorganization.

Required Experience

• 3 – 5 Year’s experience in active optical transceiver design or connector design/manufacturing required.
  • Component, assembly design, and manufacturing experience may be considered in lieu of years of experience.
• Simulation Software: FEA, CFD/Thermal Modeling, etc. is preferred, but not required.
• Must be proficient in Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) and Advanced Tolerance Analysis.
• Must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously as priorities can change quickly.
• Must have excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills with team members working in different locations.
• Must be able to sit/stand for at least 90 consecutive minutes, and not suffer from any sensory deprivation and/or paralysis of the limbs.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent is required