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Design Engineer

NY - Bohemia | Power Connector

FLSA Status:     Salary/Exempt

Reports To:       General Manager

Direct Reports:  None

Summary

Power Connector, LLC is entering a new and exciting phase of growth and opportunity filled with innovative and progressive thinking and strategizing. In December 2021, Power Connector was acquired by the Trexon Global network. With this historic transition comes the need to enhance and grow the company through restructuring, reorganization, modernization, optimization, and business development. We, at Power Connector, are responsible for revolutionizing the company and securing and expanding its global connection. 

Power Connector’s Design Engineer is critical in contributing to the fundamental changes that are transforming Power Connector. This position is instrumental in enhancing and strengthening our design capabilities to enable the growth and development of the business by driving innovation and improvements via New Product Introduction and connector design iterations and enhancements. This position’s primary focus is to contribute and execute on the team’s strategic plans for design innovation and product line sustainability and expansion. 

Power Connector’s Design Engineer is a dynamic, adaptable, open-minded problem solver with exceptional technical and analytical skills. This position plays a key role in sustaining and enhancing our current capabilities and output through strategic planning and engineering to increase efficiency and productivity in all design engineering disciplines. This position enjoys the inherent challenges of sustaining and growing a business by optimizing engineering processes and introducing new approaches to design in a diverse and dynamic organization. This position has a strong influence on the fundamental principles guiding design structure and functionality and works closely with the General Manager to realize the company’s true designing potential. 

Responsibilities 

• Assist with research and development, new product introduction, and production deployment. 

• Create CAD models, drawings, specification sheets, and prototypes for new and existing products. 

• Modify existing products to improve efficiency and performance. 

• Design for manufacturability. 

• Research materials and production costs to determine manufacturing requirements. 

• Ensure product designs conform to customer and government specifications. 

• Test designs to ensure they meet safety, usability, and environmental impact standards. 

• Analyze data from tests and identify opportunities for improvement. 

• Collaborate with engineering, sales, procurement, and production teams. 

• Present designs and prototypes to customers and colleagues. 

• Create BOMs and routings for new products, legacy products, and engineering changes as necessary. 

• Develop and manage costing analysis as necessary during product development and deployment. 

• Create part numbers, assign classification, build product structure and Bill of Materials, generate routings, assign standard labor times, etc. for all levels of components and assemblies in current MRP system. 

• Manage and participate in product design reviews to provide input on design and manufacturing requirements, functional requirements, capacity, potential failure modes, etc. 

• Manage projects, including budgets, schedules, and costs when applicable. 

• Perform DFMEAs, PFMEAs, and Risk Assessments. 

• Ensure that the company’s designs and designing processes comply with all government laws and regulations. 

• Review and calculate labor, material, and other production costs along with reviewing schedules and future production requirements to assist management in decision-making. 

• Collaborate with quality team to assure products are being produced to applicable specifications. 

• Evaluate quality control processes and make recommendations for improvements in quality control. 

• Devise procedures to inspect and report quality issues. 

• Assure the reliability and consistency of product manufacturing by checking processes and final output. 

• Facilitate proactive solutions by collecting and analyzing manufacturing data. 

• Document and optimize design procedures to ensure replicability and compliance with internal and external standards. 

• Contribute to internally driven and customer-driven Root Cause Corrective Actions and failure analysis. 

• Assist in the preparation for quality audits. 

• Any additional tasks necessary to execute on the team’s strategy for design sustainability, improvement, and optimization. 

Minimum Qualifications 

Education and Experience 

• Bachelor of Science in engineering or related field 

• 3-10 years of design engineering or relevant experience 

• 2-5 years of electrical connector design experience 

Knowledge 

• Ability to create 3D Computer-aided design (CAD) models and drawings 

• Ability to read drawings, specifications, test procedures, etc. 

• Fundamental mathematical and physical principles 

• Proficient in MS Office 

• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) 

Skills 

• Good oral and written communication and presentation skills 

• Great interpersonal skills 

• Excellent organizational skills 

• Results-oriented with strong analytical skills 

• Ability to work well independently and part of a team 

• Ability to motivate team members in a creative and effective manner 

• Ability to work effectively under stressful and dynamic environments 

Other responsibilities, initiatives and ad-hoc projects as required.

Compensation range: $90,000 - $125,000

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