Product Design Engineer

Company Description

Stäubli is a global industrial and mechatronic solution provider with four dedicated Divisions:
Electrical Connectors, Fluid Connectors, Robotics and Textile, serving customers who aim to increase their productivity in many industrial sectors. Stäubli currently operates in 28 countries, with employees in 50 countries on four continents. Its global workforce of 6,000 shares a commitment to partnering with customers in nearly every industry to provide comprehensive solutions with long‑term support.

Stäubli Electrical Connectors develops highly reliable connection solutions based on the MULTILAM contact technology. In the field of photovoltaics, Stäubli is a pioneer and global market leader with its MC4 connector portfolio. Stäubli provides connections for life in industries such as renewable energies, industrial automation applications, power transmission and distribution, railway, welding automation, test and measurement, medical devices, and E‑mobility.

Do you want to take on responsibility and have an impact by electrifying and automating industries? As our Product Design Engineer you will work alongside a talented and dedicated group of creative professionals, developing solutions for our customers, as well as have an opportunity to grow personally and professionally.

People, Passion, Performance, Partnership are the values we live by. Do we fit together? Let’s find out! We look forward to receiving your application!

This position is responsible for the research, design, and successful implementation of Modified to Order (MtO) and Engineered to Order (EtO) products for Staubli Electrical Connectors. Duties will include the development and design of new products including cable harness systems, modifications of standard product(s), new custom design(s) and novel application of standard product(s).

• Gathering and/or providing relevant technical information from and to the customer with the help of outside sales or directly to acquire or deliver all data needed for the proper product utilization or product design.
• Develop and design new products, if necessary, by engaging all internal resources at Staubli, to ensure proper product functionality in its intended application(s).
• Serve as technical consultant for inside and outside sales staff and customers of Staubli.
• Promotion of Staubli products at the inbound customer contact level.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders within Staubli such as Operations, Assembly, and Quality and with external vendors/suppliers with respect to production and/or assembly of new developed or existing products to ensure products are technically sound and cost‑effective.
• Read and interpret international and national standards relevant to specific applications to ensure compliance of new and existing product designs.
• Perform GD&T, DFM/DFA and DFMEA analysis of newly designed or modified products.
• Support Staubli internal Test Lab with development of type test protocols and proof of concept test protocols and fixtures/apparatus, as needed.
• Serve as a trainer in products and applications for Staubli personnel or customers as requested by management.
• Effectively utilize time to efficiently complete various project design at the same time and perform administrative duties, such as weekly meetings, assisting customer’s technical questions, first time builds, and questions from internal and external vendors.
• Provide guidance to Staubli marketing with respect to new or existing products.
• Minimum of 10% travel required.

• Demonstrate understanding of terminology, principles and theories of applicable task
• Demonstrate ability to read and understand international standards, manuals, and drawings.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills to work effectively with local and international engineering groups and sales team, handle questions promptly and explain decisions thoroughly.
• Proficient with Windows 11 and Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  
  Experience with Power
  
  BI, Power Automate, VBA preferred.
• Proficient with CAD and PLM software. Autodesk Inventor and Smar Team preferred.
• Experie…