The Staff R&D/Product Development Engineer will conceive original interconnect ideas and solutions for aerospace and defense applications, working with a team to develop new products and systems, and conduct feasibility and manufacturability studies. The role involves direct interface with development engineers, customers, and suppliers, and requires strong interpersonal communication and cross-functional teamwork skills.
Requirements
- Understand customer requirements and their technical roadmaps
- Understand and keep abreast of market trends and industry standards
- Direct interface with development engineers, customers, new business development and product managers, sales, manufacturing engineering, test lab, model & pre-production shop resources
- Drive customer and supplier communications
- Lead technical product development of judicious projects from market definition through production release
- Exercise influence within the department as technical & engineering tool lead and mentor, driving technology and product decisions
- Concept new products using engineering tools to create 3D CAD models and work with cross functional teams to jointly refine into manufacturable, cost-effective products.
- Perform engineering analysis including mechanical simulations on key features and components.
- Create 2D Drawings with geometric dimensions and conduct tolerance analysis to ensure design intent can be achieved
- Write specifications and technical documentation including design objectives, application guidelines, validation test plans, and qualification reports.
- Coordinate and support the creation of engineering prototypes and customer samples, formalizing features as needed.
- Work with manufacturing to reconcile dimensionally measured products to 2D drawings.
- Coordinate validation and qualification testing on products to ensure design objectives are met.
- Conduct failure analysis as needed using tools such as CT scans, cross sections, and tear downs to find the root cause for issues and implement solutions.
- Maintain engineering documentation and history files.
- Keep account to the project team on deliverables including honoring timeline commitments.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits
