Sr. Manager Ideation & Design R&D/Product Development Engineering

TE Connectivity is seeking a Sr. Manager R&D Product Technology to lead a talented engineering team in the ideation and design of innovative interconnect technology solutions. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams and establishing a multi-year strategy to ensure the team's success in advanced mechanical engineering and design.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure team members establish robust project goals and detailed target attributes / specifications for a given technology through effective collaboration with TE Sales, System Architecture, and Product Management groups
• Guide the team in the development of solution concepts and performance of technical feasibility studies, including team member tasks such as:
• Leveraging mechanical simulations using state-of-the-art FEA tools to rapidly sort through solution options
• Collaborating with other AD team members on SI / Electrical and other Multiphysics simulation and advanced engineering analysis methods to ensure robust solutions
• Completing detailed tolerance analysis for dense, fine-pitch products
• Completing exhaustive failure-mode analysis (DFMEA) for all possible scenarios
• Providing complete 3D models and work with designers to complete GD&T on models and / or drawings
• Collaborating with fellow AD team members on Design for Manufacturability (DfM) assessments & find creative design solutions around manufacturability challenges
• Completing cost model studies to determine the value and financial viability of proposed solutions
• Delivering engineering evaluations & proposals
• Filing appropriate intellectual property submissions
• Initiating prototype sample creation and performance verification activities
• Collaborating with front-line product engineering (PDE) / NPI teams to transfer design concepts and advanced technical knowledge to ensure successful commercialization of new technologies
• Ensure that your team members are following the Advanced Development (AD) Project Management Process and associated project tracking and reporting practices to ensure timely, high quality, and cost-effective project outcomes
• Aid your team in building a deep understanding of the market and customer needs by fostering connections with Sales, Product Management, System Architecture, and other internal groups
• Drive your team to maintain a system architecture level understanding of customer applications, industry trends, and the product technologies necessary for meeting anticipated future customer needs
• Establish and deliver upon a multi-year strategy and associated roadmap that guides the development and maturation of your team (staff, operating practices, and tools) to a position of industry-wide superiority in advanced mechanical engineering and design
• Effectively build and lead a regional / global team of engineers of varying levels of experience with different backgrounds, experiences, and cultures
• Drive high performance by providing your team routine coaching and feedback, holding your team accountable to meet performance objectives, and providing meaningful professional development opportunities to increase individual / team capability
• Manage employee wellbeing by prioritizing work, effectively managing resource loading, and providing flexibility to enable employees to successfully balance their work and personal lives
• Drive organization effectiveness by structuring your organization in a way that best enables the CTO Office and Advanced Development group strategy, maximizes resource efficiency and productivity, and provides role and responsibility clarity and clear lines of accountability
• Manage the talent in your organization to support the business now and to proactively prepare for the future by identifying organization skillset / role gaps, implementing plans to fill any skillset / role gaps, and assessing current talent fit to ensure the right talent is matched to the right roles to best meet the needs of the business

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent work experience; Master's Degree preferred
• Generally requires 12 years of relevant work experience in new product design with electrical components, electrical devices, or complex electromechanical structural design. (Candidates with a Master's or PhD may be considered with fewer years of experience, depending on the relevance of their academic background to the role.)
• Generally requires a minimum of 7 years of progressive technical leadership and people management experience in a global or large scale regional commercial enterprise
• Knowledge in socket design, connector design, cable assembly design, or other relevant mechanical design and development, including but not limited to material selection, tolerance analysis, DFMEA, product qualification, etc
• Proficient in 3D CAD applications (Creo preferred) with experience in 3D solid modeling including sheet metal, 2-D drawings, PDM link Data Manager and general knowledge in design applications such as Spaceclaim, Solidworks, or others used only in the concept stage
• Proficient in geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T)
• Proficient at limit and fit analysis including statistical tolerance analysis
• Proficient user of finite element analysis software (Ansys, Workbench) including elastic and plastic behavior of metals
• Proficient in developing and writing design objectives for product specifications
• In depth knowledge in manufacturing process (machining, molding, stamping, plating, assembly, etc.) with experience driving Design for Manufacturing (DfM) and best practices
• Experienced in leading teams with responsibility for the full product development cycle, from establishing customer requirements to releasing qualified design to production
• Solid understanding of competitive products and intellectual property positions
• Familiarity with switch and / or server equipment
• Proficient use of quality tools (FMEA, 6 sigma, DOE, 8D, etc.)
• Fluent in English (both verbal and written) to facilitate global communication both internally and with external customers
• Ability to work in a global environment – able to accommodate varying time zones and capable of collaborating with individuals across geographies
• Expert problem solver – able to handle high complexity situations and use data analytics and critical thinking to reach logical conclusions with limited direction
• Strong organizational and time management skills with an ability to manage and execute multiple tasks/deadlines/projects simultaneously with limited direction
• Proven ability to translate business strategy into meaningful action plans
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills, with a proven track record of forging solid relationships across organizations and with senior management
• Advanced communication and presentation skills – a convincing communicator able to drive engagement and excitement both up and down the organization
• Proficient using MS office software (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook, MS Teams, etc.)