Position at Samtec, Inc
The Product Engineer designs and develops solutions within New Product or Sustaining Product
Engineering.
Essential Functions/ Responsibilities
1. Work directly with Marketing and Sales to review opportunities and develop engineering cost
analyses based on Product Scopes, work directly with purchasing, quality, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, process engineering, electroplating, suppliers, and other necessary
groups as a cross functional team to develop products/solutions.
2. Make significant contributions to design, development, and validation of connector solutions
(including but not limited to board, cable, power, high speed, and panel mount products).
3. Work hands on to identify problems during new product development and/or when quality concerns arise.
4. Adhere to all corporate engineering standards including but not limited to documentation, file
management, part modelling, part simulation.
5. Autonomously plan and schedule own daily tasks, develop solutions to problems utilizing formal
education and judgment..
“The responsibilities as defined are intended to serve as a general guideline for this position.
Associates may be asked to perform additional tasks depending on strengths and capabilities”
Required Experience
1. 7+ Years of related experience is preferred.
2. Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
3. Must be a self-starter with strong leadership.
4. Excellent communication skills and demonstrated problem solving ability.
5. Excellent interpersonal skills in relating to both internal and external customers.
6. Proficient is MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook).
7. Experience in electrical connector design, plastic injection molding, and progressive die stamping.
8. Experience in engineering design software ( SolidWorks , AutoCAD etc.)
9. Experience in simulation software (FEA, CFD/thermal modeling, etc.) is preferred, but not required.
10. Highly organized, ability to prioritize a varied and fast-changing workload.
11. Motivated, high achiever, persistent and conscientious.
Preferred Education
1. Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
SAMTEC, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating a diverse environment. All employment decisions at Samtec are based in business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity/expression, marital status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws.
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