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Location: Remote (approximately 20-25% travel to Binghamton, NY) | Schedule: Full-time, remote direct hire | Compensation: $100,000-$130,000

Overview

An industry-leading engineering organization supporting advanced connector product development is seeking a Senior Design Engineer – Electrical Connectors. This role plays a key part in new product development from concept through production, working within a collaborative engineering environment that offers long-term career growth.

What you'll do

• Lead the mechanical design and development of connector products from concept through production launch
• Design plastic injection molded components and complex electromechanical assemblies
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior design engineers
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, testing, and cross-functional engineering teams to develop innovative product solutions
• Create and maintain 3D models, engineering drawings, and technical documentation using SolidWorks and ePDM
• Perform engineering analysis utilizing FEA, Mold Flow, tolerance stack-up, and design validation techniques
• Develop and maintain BOMs, ECNs, specifications, test plans, and other engineering documentation
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and root cause investigations utilizing Lean engineering tools

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• 5+ years of product design experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong experience designing plastic injection molded components
• Proficiency with SolidWorks, ePDM, FEA, and Mold Flow analysis
• Working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
• Experience utilizing Lean problem-solving tools such as Root Cause Analysis and A3 methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop less experienced engineers
• Direct experience designing electrical connector products, including circular, rectangular, high-speed, or fiber optic connectors
• Experience with contact system design, plating, mating cycles, and connector reliability
• Experience with MIL-spec or other industry-standard interconnect systems
• High-speed interconnect or signal integrity design experience

Compensation and benefits

• $100,000-$130,000

Why this role

This is an opportunity to work on innovative, technically challenging connector products, mentor and develop junior engineers, and play a key role in new product development from concept through production within a collaborative engineering environment offering long-term career growth.