R&D​/Product Dvl Technician V

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Description:

We’re looking for a highly skilled, hands-on Extrusion Development Technician to join our R&D team and work directly with engineers to transform ideas into prototypes, processes, and commercial products. This is not a traditional production role. You’ll be at the front end of innovation, operating extrusion equipment, solving technical challenges, developing new processes, and helping bring advanced medical products to market.

• Set up, start up, operate, optimize, troubleshoot, and shut down extrusion equipment for development and prototype builds.
• Produce prototype tubing and components for new product development programs.
• Select tooling, materials, and process parameters to achieve product requirements.
• Partner closely with R&D engineers to conduct trials, process investigations, and technology development.
• Analyze results, recommend improvements, and support process scale-up and commercialization.
• Serve as a technical resource and mentor for extrusion best practices.

• Medical tubing extrusion
• Extrusion startup, shutdown, and troubleshooting
• Tooling selection and process optimization
• Prototype manufacturing and process development
• Thermoplastic materials and extrusion fundamentals
• Dimensional inspection and metrology
• Data collection, root cause analysis, and problem solving
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Continuous improvement and technical leadership

• 5+ years of hands‑on extrusion experience, preferably in medical devices or another regulated industry.
• Demonstrated expertise independently running extrusion equipment, including setup, startup, troubleshooting, process adjustment, and shutdown.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to select and adjust tooling to meet product requirements.
• Self‑driven, highly motivated, and comfortable working with minimal supervision.
• Strong problem‑solving mindset with the ability to identify issues, recommend practical solutions, and keep development work moving.
• Interest in building, testing, learning, and developing new technologies in a collaborative R&D environment.

A self‑starter who can walk up to an extruder, select the right tooling, make good product, troubleshoot issues, and help engineers move new products from concept to commercialization.

Values:
Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next‑generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $77,400 - $116,100 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

• Posting City: PLYMOUTH
• Job Country:
  United States
• Travel Required:
  
  Less than 10%
• Requisition
• Workplace Type:
  Onsite
• External Careers Page:
  Engineering & Technology