Product Engineer II

TE Connectivity has Product Analysis Value Engineering (PAVE) team located at Bangalore, India to support Industrial Solutions Segment business units for product tear down, benchmarking, should costing and value engineering capabilities. As part of the group, incumbent product engineer will be responsible to contribute to cost savings through hardware tear down, material characterization, manufacturing process evaluation, competitor product benchmarking, establish cost target, identify opportunities for cost savings build value engineering project pipeline. Some of the products engineer will be responsible to support include Relays, Connectors, Sensors, Wire harness, contactors rugged fiber optic products etc.
supporting Energy, Industrial, Medical and Aero. Defense Marine business units.

Prepare sample for functional test and material characterization.
Perform Mechanical properties testing like Tensile, Fatigue, Creep, Hardness and Density for metals and polymers.
Perform properties testing like decomposition characterization, thermal transitions, physical properties, melt characteristics and viscoelasticity of polymers and elastomers.
Perform dimensional study using metrology tools i.e. 2D CMM generate reverse engineering data using 3D Scanners
Perform Teardown and Benchmarking of Electrical or Electronics components.
Co-ordinate with PAVE Team Lead for project execution
Provide Technical support, root cause failure analysis and problem-solving assistance on manufacturing or quality issues related to VAVE projects

Experience in electrical mechanical design consideration for electrical and electromechanical product development in industrial / aerospace / automotive / medical / energy domain
Hands on experience on handling of UTM (Universal testing machine), Hardness tester and Density tester.
Knowledge of different standard test specimen requirements for above tests.
Knowledge of test setups/ fixtures/ mounting methods and load cells usage.
Hands on experience on handling FTIR, DSC and TGA to identify unknown compounds is added advantage.
Knowledge of analyzing the spectrum / graphs and identifying filler content, melting point, TG points etc.
Knowledge on handling and analyzing SEM machine output is added advantage.
Capable of Handling Multiple tests / projects simultaneously
Good Conceptual, problem solving and Analytical Skills
Should be Self-Motivated, Adaptive, Passionate about results and a Good Team Player
Strong Interpersonal stake holder management skill
Demonstrated Experience of working in a fast paced and changing environment with tight deadlines
Knowledge of Global Certifications and Regulatory Standards (UL, IEC, MIL etc.) is an advantage

B.E./B.Tech. in Metallurgy / Mechanical / Production Engineering
8+ years of experience in engineering field for mechanical properties testing, polymer and elastomer testing and analysis, teardown, reverse engineering and competitor product benchmarking.