Senior Design Engineer
Smiths Interconnect
Job Description
Company Description
About Smiths Interconnect:
Smiths Interconnect, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance interconnect solutions. Our products are used in mission-critical applications across industries such as aerospace, defense, telecommunications, and industrial markets. At Smiths Interconnect, we are committed to innovation, quality, and providing cutting-edge solutions that connect the world’s most demanding systems.
Smiths Interconnect is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, to help create a safer, more efficient and productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defense, space & aerospace and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs c.16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries.
Job Description
Job Purpose:
- Be the subject matter expert
- Design & develop advanced spring probes, stamped and formed contacts, and new contact technologies & products
- Provide engineering supports in assigned areas
Responsibilities:
- Search on new materials, new technologies and their applications on spring probes and stamped and formed contacts.
- Develop new spring probe and contact from initial concept, design, manufacturing and customer evaluation.
- Provides technical support with expertise to engineering and other groups.
- Conduct training for other design and development engineers.
- Prepare engineering documents, such as design guidelines.
- Participate in key issues task force to provide technical supports as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Compliance and participation in all Smiths Connectors EHS programs, policies, procedures and training requirements.
- Perform preliminary analysis and simulations as initial verification on new concepts.
- Patent applications for IP protection
- Up to 20% travel may be required
Qualifications
Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
This position requires individual to be US Citizen or Permanant Resident, no acceptations!
- Bachelor's degree or above in Engineering, major in Mechanicals or Electric preferred, with over 15 years experiences in spring probe & other contact technologies or related industries
- Must have experience in the design and development of stamped and formed contacts .
- Knowledge of engineering mechanics, physics and manufacturing methods, including GD&T, ANSI/ASME standards
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, SolidWorks, and equivalent design software
- Ability to understand and conduct engineering analysis and simulations, such as thermal, structural FEA, and signal integrity simulations
- Ability to follow and provide detailed written or verbal instructions and communicate effectively
- Strong interpersonal skills, balances team and individual responsibilities
- Strong knowledge on semiconductor or related industries, contact technologies.
- Ability to make sound decision and accurate judgments
- Experience with Six Sigma or equivalent tools and Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) preferred
- Experience on Finite Element Analysis (structural, thermal & fluid) strongly preferred
- Ability to report to management with technical advice and make sound decisions and accurate judgments
- Strong self-learning capabilities
This position requires individual to be US Citizen or Permanant Resident, no acceptations!
Travel %: 0-25%
Smiths Interconnect
Irving, TX