PRINCIPAL FIELD APPLICATIONS ENGINEER

TE Connectivity is a leader in the connector and cable assembly industry, focusing on high speed communications and connectivity solutions. The Principal Field Application Engineer will be responsible for design, simulation, and validation testing of TE products, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative designs and solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Subject matter expert in signal integrity or power design, simulation and validation activities through product development cycles
• Establishing design performance/functional requirements for new products
• Performing simulations as needed on each product
• This includes determining the correct simulation methodology and setup to use, as well as a good understanding of the criteria for each interface
• Creating actionable recommendations based upon design reviews and simulation results
• Guiding connector design and component qualifications
• Making data driven decisions about the product functionality and areas for improvement
• Participates in determining objectives and approaches to assignment
• Works under general direction
• Exercises discretion and independent judgement
• Collaborates with other colleagues and peers
• May coach and train other employees

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of 7 years of work experience in an engineering role
• Experience with interconnect design or experience with connector &/or cable/cable assembly design (high speed twin ax cables, direct attach copper (DAC) cables), and/or RF antenna, RF sub-system, power and power integrity
• A solid understanding of electrical circuit behavior
• Strong analytical capabilities to interpret simulation and lab data to identify issues and provide solutions
• Familiarity with printed circuit board design, fabrication and assembly
• Experience in project leadership, especially across design, development & manufacturing teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a global environment
• Highly motivated, quick learner, able to work independently
• Master's degree
• Six Sigma methodologies or other strong data analytics background
• Printed circuit board design, fabrication and assembly (Altium, AutoCAD)
• Test equipment (oscilloscope, vector network analyzer, BERT)
• Communication systems (high-speed servers, switches, routers, storage)
• Power systems experience (power distribution throughout the rack)
• Connector and cable assembly, antenna, and RF hardware design
• Direct customer design and support experience
• Application and test knowledge of high-speed devices and equalization techniques
• Design experience with high-speed servers, switches, routers, storage, antenna, RF frontend or similar systems
• Those applicants not at Principal Engineering level, but can illustrate competencies in power or high speed interconnect and architecture will be considered