Sustaining Product Engineering Manager
At a glance
Manager-level Engineering Leadership role at TE Connectivity. Mount Joy · $128,200–$168,200 base.
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What you'll do
- Lead the Mount Joy product engineering team as it maintains aerospace, defense and marine connector products
- Oversee product data and drawing-level part records across global product lines, including new and legacy connectors
- Prioritize engineering changes, technical documents and compliance assessments alongside daily team work
- Track sustaining work, product migrations and project schedules, coordinating with operations, project managers and engineering leaders
- Join plant leadership discussions and help shape operations plans for Mount Joy and Rapho
What you bring
- An engineering bachelor's degree or equivalent, plus at least seven years in industrial operations involving electrical and mechanical parts
- At least three years leading sustaining or development product engineering work, with demonstrated success managing a professional team
- Documented U.S. citizenship and eligibility to work without restrictions in an ITAR- and export-controlled facility
- Strong English skills and the ability to lead engineering work involving product data, engineering changes and technical documentation
Who this fits
This is an on-site manager role at the Mount Joy plant, leading a team of seven product engineers and potentially a rotational engineer and co-op or intern. It suits an engineering leader with sustaining product experience in electrical and mechanical components. You must be a documented U.S. citizen eligible to work without restrictions in the export-controlled facility.
From the employer
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 Overview
THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION.
Location: candidate must work locally at TE ADM plant office in Mt. Joy, PA with TE Product Engineering team
Scope: The Manager I leads and implements a cross-functional engineering team in the ADM Mount Joy plant. The team consists of 7 full-time Product Engineers, with the potential of an annual Rotational Engineer, and a Co-Op / Intern. This manager will lead, manage, support, analyze, and assist in all aspects of sustaining Aerospace, Defense and Marine connector systems products including overseeing product data creation and driving excellence in part number maintenance at drawing level for up to 30 Global Product Lines including new & legacy rectangular and military circular connectors. This Manager I will act as a member of the Plant Leadership team, participating in regular operations meetings and helping to influence the operations strategy of both the Mount Joy and Rapho plants.
- The ideal Manager I Product Engineering candidate should be a fast learner, have broad leadership and product experience with commercial aerospace and defense electrical connectors and related components. Expectations include:
- Strong leadership experience with demonstrated success with a professional team
- Experience with manufacturing processes such as machining, plating, molding, sealing, and assembly as well as industry requirements such as REACH, EU RoHS, TCSA, and Prop 65 declarations preferred
- Knowledge of core Engineering tools including Windchill, CREO, PDMLink, and other CAD / FAE tools necessary to lead the Product Engineering team in completing tasks assigned from 3D modeling, detailed 2D print mark-ups / generation, processing Engineering Changes and updating Engineering Bill of Materials among other tasks
- Work with local TE Operations Staff and ADM Connectors Engineering leadership to drive implementation on a wide variety of targeted technical assignments including engineering sample preparations, plant level interactions with peer engineering managers, develop strong relationships with product managers and other customer-facing sales personnel
- Continuous follow-up on sustaining engineering activities, product migration activities, and accountability for team completion of assigned engineering projects within project scheduling guidelines
- Plan, prioritize, and actively manage the team to drive performance and results on multiple technical related projects and daily tasks related to our Engineering Change system, technical documentation creation, Product Jurisdiction & Classification Assessments, and TE Product Compliance Tracking database systems
- Work collaboratively and closely with TE Project Managers in technical project related employees including contractors
- Supports TE efforts on professional growth aligned with TE values and respects diversity, inclusion, and equity initiatives per TE corporate policy.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Engineering Degree or equivalent including managerial experience.
- Must be a documented US citizen able to work without restrictions in ITAR / Export Controlled facility.
- Must have 7+ years of overall experience with technology based industrial operations of electrical and mechanical parts, including 3+ years of demonstrated leadership success in sustaining product engineering or development engineering.
- Strong English language skills, preferred with some proficiency in Spanish.
- Advanced degree preferred either MS Eng or MBA.
- Must pass TE Drug Screening and Site-specific Background requirements.
Job Requirements
- Monitoring the compliance with all the regulatory standards and guidelines and documenting it.
- Collaborating with multiple stakeholders and assisting in developing clear goals and prioritizations consulting with the leadership.
- Assessing the feasibility of the deadlines and providing inputs for cost reduction and improving efficiency.
- Designing and documenting the technical specifications, workflows and process/product documents.
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Competencies
SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)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: $128,200-168,200 (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
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