Senior Design Engineer – Electrical Connectors - Louisville, Kentucky, US

Overview

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As a Senior Design Engineer, you will lead the mechanical design of advanced connector products from concept to production. This remote role includes periodic travel to Binghamton, NY, and offers mentorship of junior engineers within a collaborative, growth‑oriented team. You will tackle technically challenging projects, contributing to new product development and continuous improvement. Your work will shape high‑reliability interconnect solutions and extend the company’s technical leadership.

Compensation / Benefits
• remote position
• travel to Binghamton, NY
• mentorship opportunities
• career growth opportunities

Responsibilities
• Lead mechanical design and development of connector products from concept to production launch
• Design plastic injection molded components and complex electromechanical assemblies
• Mentor and guide junior design engineers
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, testing, and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions
• Create and maintain 3D models, drawings, and documentation using SolidWorks and ePDM
• Perform engineering analysis (FEA, Mold Flow, tolerance stack-up, design validation)
• Develop and maintain BOMs, ECNs, specs, test plans, and other engineering docs
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and root cause investigations using Lean tools

Key requirements
• Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ xklufbp years of product design experience in manufacturing
• Strong experience designing plastic injection molded components
• Proficiency with SolidWorks, ePDM, FEA, and Mold Flow
• Working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, and DFM
• Experience with Lean problem-solving tools (RCA, A3)
• Mentor and develop less experienced engineers
• Mentoring
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Problem-solving
• SolidWorks
• ePDM
• FEA