Product Development Engineer (m,f,d)

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Our Team The Industrial Solutions Business Unit is specialized in designing and manufacturing solutions for plant electrical infrastructure, power products and automation connectivity. The markets served range from Automotive Production, Food & Beverage, Material Handling and heavy-duty applications. Customers are OEMs and distributors, line builders, machine integrators, data centers, maintenance and repair operations.

What You Will Do The Product Development Engineer (PDE) will be responsible for the design and development of new industrial products and modification of existing products. Product designs will be across the industrial product lines, with a focus on power & electrical and applications. This position will require the solid knowledge and proven experience in product development and mechanical engineering design principles.

Hybrid role — candidates should be available for regular on-site days at our Heidelberg office.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Have experience in product development of electro-mechanical interconnect (separable connectors) for Industrial applications.
• Have experience in product design for injection molded, metal stamping, screw-machined, and die-cast components.
• Knowledge of manufacturing / assembly processes and experience in Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA).
• Have experience with development and testing of prototypes.
• Have experience with the formulation of product test procedures.
• Have strong CAD software knowledge, preferably NX CAD software experience.
• Have PLM system experience including engineering change notice and documentation release procedures.
• Have strong communication and team interaction skills
• German and English language skills

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering Technology, or equivalent.
• 8 years+ experience in the design of electrical or electro-mechanical interconnect products for industrial applications.
• Working knowledge of regulatory standards and processes (NEC, UL/CSA, IEC).
• Specific experience with Circular Connector and/or DIN Valve Connector development
• Basic electrical engineering knowledge
• Electro-mechanical product testing experience.

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