MFG & PROCESS DVL ENGINEER II - Assembly

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.  Job Overview The Manufacturing and Process Development Engineer will lead the development, industrialization, qualification, and launch of manufacturing processes for new and existing products. The role focuses on connector assembly, cable and harness assembly, complex value-add manufacturing, test processes, and flexible automation . In this role you will collaborate with Product Engineering, Quality, Project Management, Procurement, equipment suppliers, and manufacturing plants to deliver safe, capable, scalable, and cost-effective production processes. Job Requirements Process Development and Industrialization Translate product, customer, and quality requirements into manufacturing process concepts and equipment requirements. Lead early design-for-assembly and design-for-manufacturing activities to improve manufacturability, scalability, process robustness, and total manufacturing cost. Develop process flows and support alignment among PFMEA, Control Plan, machine specifications, and qualification requirements. Estimate capital requirements and manufacturing cost drivers, including cycle time, labor, scrap, material utilization, floor space, and equipment utilization. Create scenarios that scale manufacturing process with demand, and optimize CAPEX spend. Support engineering, design-validation, process-validation, and production sample builds. Plan and execute equipment qualification and process-validation activities. Automation and Equipment Development Develop lean, flexible, modular, and scalable manufacturing solutions for connectors, cable assemblies, harnesses, complex assemblies, and associated test processes . Prepare equipment specifications, technical requirements, requests for quotation, and qualification plans. Conduct technical quote reviews and provide supplier recommendations in collaboration with Procurement and project stakeholders. Lead equipment concept and design reviews with internal automation teams, integrators, application-tooling teams, and external suppliers. Apply run-at-rate studies, capability analysis, measurement system analysis, correlation studies, and design of experiments to verify process and equipment performance. Use 3D CAD to develop or review fixtures, jigs, gauges, tooling, and production-intent process concepts. Launch and Plant Support Coordinate equipment installation, setup, acceptance, qualification, and transfer to the receiving manufacturing location. Train plant engineering, maintenance, technician, and production personnel on newly introduced equipment and processes. Support equipment debug, process optimization, failure analysis, and production ramp-up. Lead structured issue resolution using data-driven problem-solving methods. Conduct mass-production trials, capacity analysis,…