Staff Product Development Engineer (Connector)

Job Overview

TE Connectivity’s Product Engineering Teams optimize existing products from information or input provided by marketing, customers, Operation Teams, Development Engineers or other employees. They maintain existing products, processes, and specifications including modifications for new applications consistent with manufacturing techniques and economies. They also initiate and implement programs to continuously improve quality, and cost, while meeting customer requirements and may support and implement product extensions to existing platform products to meet specific customer requirements. They are the key experts in the products they are responsible for at TE. 

As a Staff Development Engineer, you will help enable our customers to flourish in the server/networking equipment market. You will tackle challenging, high-speed connector projects and utilize technical tools to guide innovative solutions toward success. Product Development Engineers are highly engaged, foundational members of the product launch team and support product introduction from concept through to production. Development Engineers work directly with Hyperscalers and OEMs to determine specifications and generate solutions while collaborating with internal resources such as manufacturing/quality divisions. This position will be based in Singapore and will work with colleagues in cross functional team. 

Job Responsibilities

Connector research and development. More specifically: 

• Technical communication with customers and frontend team to confirm/understand their applications and technical requirements


• Translate requirements into engineering specification and provide solutions with new product designs on time


• Responsible for design concept making, mechanical analysis, building 3D models and 2D drawings, GD&T, part list/BOM, DFMEA, product specifications, application specifications, etc. 


• Lead the design review for compliance with engineering principles, product standards, customer contract requirements • Lead design review with cross functional teams to confirm the manufacturing feasibility and product quality


• Leads EV/DV/PV tests to validate product designs


• Responsible for FAI review, co-working with project team and providing on-site support at manufacturing site for product ramp-up on time 

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree majored in mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, physics, etc.


• More than 5 years mechanical design experience, connector-related is preferred, independently new product development is a plus


• Knowledge of connector fundamentals, capable of connector component design, preferred that knowledge of high-speed connector applications.


• Familiar with GD&T, tolerance analysis, mechanics of plastic/metal materials and basic knowledge in injection molding, stamping and assembly


• Skilled in at least one 3D Software: Creo, Pro/E, Catia, UG or SolidWorks. Skilled of office software such as Word, Excel, PPT


• In-depth knowledge and experience of CAE for mechanical/structural simulations


• Proficient in writing and reading English. Chinese language skill is a plus


• Good communication skills, high teamwork spirit and teamwork experience, ability to work with multicultural engineering teams and cross functional environments


• Effective problem-solving skills, to be innovative, willingness/ability to deal with multiple products and assigned tasks 

Competencies