Senior Product Development Engineer

Senior Product Development Engineer

Prysmian Group is seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer to support the development, qualification, and implementation of new and improved telecom cable products. This role plays a critical part in advancing our Telecom Product Roadmap and Design-to-Cost (DTC) initiatives, ensuring our products meet evolving market, performance, and cost requirements.

This position requires a technically strong, hands-on engineer who can manage full product development cycles, collaborate across R&D, Operations, Quality, and Materials Technology teams, and drive projects from concept through qualification. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable on the manufacturing floor, in the lab, and at the desk—able to solve problems, run trials, analyze data, and communicate clearly across functions.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead new product development for OSP and FR telecom cable products, including design, material selection, theoretical calculations, and cost estimation.
• Manage full development cycles—prototype builds, qualification plans, testing interpretation, and design/qualification reviews.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D teams in Claremont and Lexington, as well as Operations and Quality groups at both locations.
• Provide application engineering support for tools, accessories, and installation-related product needs.
• Maintain and update ADSS tools, including costing models and special cable design requests.
• Create and modify product documentation such as Product Design Documents and Process Setups for production readiness.
• Support daily product performance inquiries from Marketing, Quality, and Operations, including QN resolution.
• Analyze competitor products in partnership with the Materials Technology Group.
• Author and present technical papers at industry forums such as IWCS.
• Submit invention disclosures for innovative design or process solutions.
• Ensure compliance with plant Quality Management Systems, safety procedures, and ISO
  14001 EMS guidelines.
• Perform hands-on prototype inspection to identify failure modes and support root-cause analysis.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in new product design and development within a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on capability—comfortable running trials, implementing changes, performing testing, and completing documentation.
• Strong technical foundation in engineering math, statistics, and mechanics.
• Proven problem-solving skills using analytical and statistical techniques.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across both technical and day-to-day activities.
• Effective communication and teamwork across all functional groups.
• Self-motivated and confident, able to work effectively with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering; MS degree with specialization in mechanics or optics.
• 5+ years of optical fiber cable design experience, including familiarity with flame ratings and UL testing.
• Training in Six Sigma, including Design of Experiments.
• Process engineering or development experience, ideally 5–7 years post-graduation.
• Experience transitioning from process engineering to product design or working in other cable companies.
• Mechanical engineering background—well suited for rotating equipment, material behavior, and mechanical performance.
• Practical cable/wire experience preferred.
• Demonstrated project management capability—planning, scheduling, tracking, and delivering key milestones.