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Job Title: R&D/PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
Posting Start Date: 7/1/26
At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.
Job Description:
Job Overview
We are seeking a dynamic R&D/Product Development Engineer to join our Components group, focusing on advancing the technology and services of extruded polymers, including medical-grade thermoplastics, FEP, and heat shrink tubing. In this fast-paced role, you will drive innovation by designing and validating new products and processes for both emerging and established markets, qualifying tooling, and recommending capital equipment investments. Collaborating closely with Operations and other R&D teams, you will play a key part in optimizing design criteria to enhance product quality and maximize throughput.
Responsibilities:
• Develop and validate innovative processes and products, while proactively addressing ongoing technical challenges.
• Source and qualify new tooling and fixtures for both development and manufacturing operations.
• Apply comprehensive knowledge of material properties to optimize design inputs and outputs.
• Contribute to the development of equipment, processes, and measurement strategies for polymer components.
• Conduct hands-on trials to support new product development and scale-up activities.
• Plan, organize, and manage projects related to product and process development.
• Provide training, mentorship, and guidance to Operators and Technicians.
• Act as a subject matter expert to support sustainable operational practices.
• Assist in the design and integration of testing methods related to product validation.
• Gain a thorough understanding of customer applications and design products to meet specific application requirements.
• Directly review, analyze, and validate measurement results to ensure product quality.
• Collaborate with operations and engineering teams to build consensus, summarize data, draw actionable conclusions, and develop recommendations for improvement.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, or a related field; or a minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with extrusion processes.
• Experience with extrusion, injection molding, or heat shrink tubing is preferred.
• Proven ability to generate innovative ideas, lead teams, and mentor colleagues.
• Highly motivated self-starter who works effectively in a collaborative team setting.
• Experience in providing indirect support and direction to technicians is desirable.
• Familiarity with IQ/OQ/PQ validation protocols is an advantage.
• Six Sigma or Lean certification is a plus.
• Experience with SAP is preferred.
Competencies
Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork
ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.
Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
COMPENSATION
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $89,600-112,000 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits
BENEFITS
• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.
EOE, Including Disability/Vets
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD
TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity never requests payment or fees from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com. If you receive any suspicious communications, we strongly advise you not to engage or provide any personal information, and to report the incident to your local authorities.
Job Locations:
Posting City: WILSONVILLE
Job Country: United States
Travel Required: Less than 10%
Requisition ID: 154893
Workplace Type: Onsite
External Careers Page: Engineering & Technology