Tooling and Automation 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. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales.

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.). Our products help enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs globally. Our global headquarters are in Nashua, NH, with design, sales, and manufacturing locations worldwide.

About the role

The Tooling Engineer will be an integral part of a team responsible for new product development, working closely with internal and external suppliers and manufacturers to support the development, fabrication, and building of prototypes, pilot production, and deployment of high-volume factory automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and document assembly tooling for new/existing products, including creating concepts, estimating, writing scope of work, quoting, design, build, and validation of tooling.
• Develop and document assembly processes, spare parts lists, and preventative maintenance plans.
• Define process steps and sequence of operations, material handling, process control needs, and preliminary process layout.
• Prepare equipment and systems specifications, scope of work.
• Work with the product development team to explore and develop enabling technologies.
• Work with the project team to define the supply chain from raw material to customer application.
• Collaborate with team industrial engineers to formulate process step cycle times, efficiencies, yields, and step relationships, including dynamic modeling for process and line balance assumptions (Arrangement, Rates, Balance, Yield, Utility, Capacity).
• Participate in Product/Process DFMs, FMEAs, and risk assessment activities.
• Define critical product/process parameters relating to product documentation (nominals and tolerances) and their relation to process functions.
• Evaluate safety and occupational health summaries for processes.
• Provide cost and operational criteria via internal and external resources for the justification and acquisition of major tooling.
• Propose and implement cost reduction activities for mature assembly processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from a four-year university. Robotics and Controls minors or degrees are a plus.
• Proficient with solid modeling tools (Creo, SolidWorks, etc.).
• Experience with automation, PLCs, Machine Vision, and electrical controls.
• Project management experience.
• Proficiency with spreadsheet software (Excel), word processing software (Word), and presentation software (PowerPoint).
• Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical people.
• Basic knowledge of the following processes is a plus:
  • Progressive stamping and Lead-frame Slugout
  • Injection molding and Insert molding, Lead-frame Over-molding
  • Small component handling and assembly
  • Terminal plating
• Experience with new product development.
• Ability to work in a team environment and in a dynamic, fast-paced work setting.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical drawings, procedures, and instructions.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment and operate with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to provide updates on project status and resolve issues collaboratively.