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Principal Product Design Engineer

Molex Harrisburg, PA

Harrisburg, PA

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$150k - $200k/yr Full time Design Design Lead Engineering

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Job Description

At Molex in Harrisburg, PA, this Principal Product Design Engineer role focuses on setting the technical direction for next-generation connector and cable system design. You will lead product design strategy and documentation from early market definition through production and release, with a specific emphasis on board mount and cable mount connectors and cable harness design for data storage systems and telecommunications.

What you’ll do

Lead the design and development of next-generation products and components for high-speed cables and connectors
Collaborate with customers, vendors, marketing, sales, and other engineering teams during pre-production stages of new products
Develop and validate interconnect products, including high-speed connectors, connector cable assemblies, and related mechanical hardware for datacom and telecom applications such as hubs, servers, switches, and routers
Create original product ideas and translate them into practical, economical models through feasibility studies
Lead engineering design evaluation and the design proposal process to the customer
Build prototype samples and perform validation
Provide technical support to Operations, including Quality and Production, to improve efficiency and support safe launch
Resolve product-related issues through closure and manage the design change process
Build market and customer insight by connecting business engineering teams with customer engineering teams
Maintain system-level understanding of the customer application and the product design concept to meet customer expectations

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
15+ years of experience in the connector industry
Expertise in contact physics
Experience leading new product design efforts
Expertise providing technical direction and coaching to a design team
Design expertise across board launch and wire termination technologies
Working knowledge of high-density board termination rework process

Tools and technologies

NX
TeamCenter

Additional experience that helps

Six Sigma training or certification
Customer-facing experience in the data storage market
Experience working with NX and TeamCenter
Geometric dimensioning and tolerance

Compensation and education

Salary: USD 150,000 - 200,000 per year. Education: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts
Life insurance
AD&D and disability
Retirement
Paid vacation and time off
Educational assistance
May include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance

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