Mechanical Application Development Engineer

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic, and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors, and sensor-based products, and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable.

About the role

The Application Development Engineer will participate in the design and development of unique and/or proprietary high-speed custom cable assemblies which will integrate into the customer's system. These products are developed in response to specific customer application needs. Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Work closely with customers to ensure they select the best cable solutions from our portfolio for their application.
• Provide technical guidance on product selection, system architecture, and integration best practices.
• Push back on customer design decisions when necessary to maintain optimal cable performance.
• Share lessons learned, highlighting potential problem areas and best practices.
• Design custom cable configurations if needed and document designs with detailed engineering drawings.
• Develop and validate mockup systems with mock cables to demonstrate the best architecture.
• Help customers architect their compute trays for optimal hardware layout and cable routing.
• Design cable management systems to ensure proper routing and performance.
• Develop tools for cable installation and removal.
• Provide onsite support at customer and ODM locations during early build phases.
• Conduct technical presentations and training sessions to coach customers on correct product usage.
• Provide technical support to Sales and marketing personnel including technical training, presentations, and customer visits.
• Stay abreast of technological developments in the connector and interconnection industries.
• Apply patent requests when applicable in order to protect intellectual property.
• Participate in multiple weekly conference calls with customers, ODMs, and internal teams throughout the development process (typically lasting a few months per project).
• Manage 10-12 concurrent projects, ensuring timely support and execution.
• Draw on the global engineering capabilities of other Divisions for collaborative interconnect product development initiatives to serve a total interconnect solution to the customer.
• Report regular project updates.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (preferred) or 5+ years of relevant experience.
• 2-5 years of experience in product development/design minimum.
• Preferred experience designing and developing high speed connectors, cable assemblies, and cable assembly systems using SolidWorks or other CAD system.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills and ability to initiate discussions in highly technical environments.
• Analytical reasoning and problem solving.
• Experience with mechanical design and engineering documentation.
• Ability to create and deliver compelling technical presentations.
• Strong organizational skills to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to push back on suboptimal design choices while maintaining strong customer relationships.
• Willingness to travel to customer and ODM sites as needed; travel will vary with customer program schedules, but expect travel of 2-3 weeks per quarter.

Location

Santa Clara, CA or Seattle, WA