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Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Job Title: Mechanical Integrity Manager

Job Duties:

• Work cross-functionally to perform root cause analysis in product testing.
• Work directly with the NPI and Development teams to ensure the product design can be built in high volume, efficiently, and with the highest of quality.
• Oversee verification and validation testing including FEA, simulations, and physical testing to ensure quality and performance requirements are met.
• Ensure that initial product specifications and technical documentation meats customer requirements through validation testing.
• Work directly with internal and external suppliers on Design for Manufacture (DFM), prototyping exercises, production tooling design and qualifications, and occasional travel to manufacturing and assembly sites around the world.
• Continuous global Spectra-Strip lab improvement to lead Bulk wire testing capabilities.
• Lead and deliver root cause analysis and 8D planning for failures.
• Ensure planning and delivery of design validation testing results.
• Ensure product readiness for pilot production through validation testing.
• Manage electrical and mechanical lab engineers to stay on task and deliver testing reports.
• Create and support new testing protocols for customer applications.
• Provide strategic and technical direction for continuous improvement for the R&D testing lab, testing protocols and test report processes.

Requirements: Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field, plus seven (7) years of experience in job offered or related field of Mechanical Engineering.

Special Skills or Other Requirements:

• Seven (7) years of experience with solid modeling/CAE/CAD tools (Creo, Solidworks, etc.)
• Three (3) years of Team leadership experience

Work Location: Hamden, CT

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin. For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/