SR Product Development/Sustaining Engineer

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 Overview

TE Connectivity's Energy Division is seeking a R&D Sustaining Engineer to join our Fuquay-Varina team in NC. The role will be responsible for maintaining the overhead connectors product line to ensure proper documentation (including drawings/BOM/specifications), that materials adhere to corporate guidelines, and products meet quality requirements for TE Energy's overhead, solar, BESS, and renewables product lines. The R&D Sustaining Engineer will support a cross functional team consisting of operations, quality, sales, product management, purchasing, customer service, project management and R&D on existing and new product introductions.

Responsibilities include:
• Supporting New Product Developments projects, sustaining projects and executing on cost reduction opportunities for the business
• Maintains/updates BOM and process documentation
• Initiates and implements programs to continuously improve quality, and cost
• Run projects to test and approve changes to existing products to meet requirements.
• 3D CAD design using Creo/Pro-E & 2D CAD design
• Preparing design verification test plans, Design & Process FMEAs and conduct product testing test programs.
• Being a strong technical partner and providing support to Product management teams. Attending/supporting customer meetings, technology days and site visits as required.
• Supports qualification of suppliers for new products to ensure suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services for new or improved manufacturing processes.

What your background should look like:

• A minimum of 5+ years of engineering related experience for Energy market applications, prefer specific experience in the Solar/BESS market
• Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Degree
• Experience in keeping projects on track to meet timelines
• Knowledge of connector product design would be an advantage
• Knowledge of grounding connector systems would be an advantage
• Knowledge of plastic material properties and experience with injection mold
• Knowledge of packaging, freight, and trade compliance an advantage
• Experience in 3D CAD design tools such as Creo
• LDFSS or DMAIC 6-sigma black or green belt an advantage
• Strong knowledge and understanding of ANSI, UL, IEEE, IEC connector, BESS, PV specifications
• Willingness to travel
• Strong customer service mindset and mentality of delivering quality products and services on time and within company cost and profitability objectives.
• Fluent communication and presentation skills facilitating collaboration with own team, customers, internal business leaders, technology leaders and upper management to create value.
• Individual must be initiative-taking and require minimum supervision, have strong planning skills and be able to deal with and balance multiple competing priorities

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, renewable energy, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries. TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

COMPENSATION
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $113,800-170,600 (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

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

EOE, Including Disability/Vets