New Product Development Engineer (IG)

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JUL 2024-JUL 2025 VIETNAM

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Job title:

The New Product Development Engineer designs and develops within New Product or Sustaining Product Engineering.

Essential Functions / Responsibilities.

• Make significant contributions to design, development, and validation of connector solutions (including, but not limited to, board to board, cable, power, high speed, and panel mount products).
• Works directly with purchasing, quality, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, process engineering, electroplating, suppliers, product management, and other necessary groups as a cross functional team to develop products/solutions.
• Works hands on to identify problems during product development and/or when quality concerns arise.
• Adhere to all corporate engineering standards including, but not limited to, documentation, file management, part modeling, and part simulation.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills for tracking projects.
• Responsible for administrative tasks as needed.
• Must be a self-starter with excellent communication skills and demonstrated problem solving ability.
• Willing to travel to vendors and/or Samtec facilities outside New Albany as needed.

“The responsibilities as defined are intended to serve as a general guideline for this position.

Associates may be asked to perform additional tasks depending on strengths and capabilities”

• 2 or more years of experience in connector design/manufacturing required. Component, assembly design, and manufacturing experience may be consider in lieu of this.
• Proficient in MS Office Applications: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Experience in electrical connector design, plastic injection molding, and progressive die stamping.
• Engineering Design Software: SolidWorks, AutoCAD, etc.
• Simulation Software: FEA, CFD/Thermal Modeling, etc. is preferred, but not required.
• Lifting Requirements: Medium Work – Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist.
• Must be able to sit for more than 90 consecutive minutes, and not suffer from any sensory deprivation and/or paralysis of the limbs.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
• High school diploma required.

Training required

• On the job training as appropriate.

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