Senior Coaxial Cable Manufacturing Engineer

Summary As our Senior Manufacturing Engineer for our Coaxial Cable products, you will be a part of a knowledgeable and well-diverse engineering team who loves to have fun and get stuff done! You will work with our engineering team as the key resource to establish our various coax cable design constructions and develop the processes, equipment and overall protocols for manufacture of our. You will support our manufacturing capabilities to drive process improvements for our coaxial cable products and collaborate across Winchester in a way that leads by example, exhibits empathy, ensures task ownership, uses data to make decisions, and puts the customer first. Leadership & Core Responsibilities Develop and document equipment and process settings to ensure manufacturability, performance, quality, and cost expectations of coaxial cable product line.Identifies and/or specifies the sequence of manufacturing steps and special equipment/tooling requirements, test requirements, test plans/procedures and special test equipment, sources for new materials, processes, and/or equipment.Specifies and creates detailed cable documentation of all cable materials, components, performance specifications; drawings, procedures and BOM’s as needed to manufacture designs. Develop and document manufacturing processes and proceduresPerforms research to determine feasibility of cable development and manufacturability.Identify, evaluate, and implement product/process changes for continuous improvement of existing cable productsInitiate, review, and process ECO’s for existing cable product designs/parts.Work closely with Operations, Quality, and Materials to positively impact the business by helping to resolve manufacturability issues to support accurate, on-time execution of new and existing cable products to our customers. Review and provide technical content (i.e. specification reviews, concept drawings, performance limits, etc.) to applications engineering and sales teams for proposal/quote responsesIn conjunction with the Ops team, assess and plan for manufacturing capabilities to support on-time execution of cable NPI projects to performance, quality, and cost expectationsUtilization of ERP, Salesforce, KissFlow, QT9, Solidworks and other system toolsTeam Culture and Talent Development - Champion the Winchester culture and set clear goalsConsider the customer impact with all courses of actionSupport a culture of continuous improvement and customer-centricity Position Requirements Education & Technical Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree (BSME or BSEE)/3 to 5 years of experience working directly on coaxial cable design and manufacturing.Working knowledge of various coaxial designs and manufacturing processMaterials selection and processing techniquesDesign and manufacturing of metal shielding designsManufacturing of dielectric materials (ETFE, PTFE, PFA, PVC, PE, etc.)Electrical, mechanical,and environmental performance optimizationWorking knowledge of cable manufacturing processing equipment and techniquesUnderstanding of coaxial cable Mil-Specs and Industry standardsAbility to define and execute test & measurement techniques to fully characterize coax cable electrical and mechanical performance a plusAbility to identify and implement process improvements to meet manufacturability, efficiency and cost targets.Excellent organization, communication and presentation skills to act as direct technical liaison with internal and external functions, specifically applications engineering, program management, and sales. Collaboration with Product Management for internal and customer facing discussions / presentationsWorkflow processes and sequences in ERP systems Compensation, Benefits & Legal Total Rewards & Compensation Base Salary Range: $110,000 - $130,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications.Incentive Compensation: AIP target 10%Benefits & Perks: Employees receive a comprehensive benefits package featuring health coverage, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and career development resources. EEO Statement Aptiv is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities). We adhere to all federal, state, and local laws governing non-discrimination and strictly prohibit workplace harassment of any kind.