R&D / Telecommunication Engineer - Job Description (Hybrid Role)
Our client, a manufacturer headquartered in Gwinnett County, Georgia, is seeking a R&D Engineer responsible for concepting and developing new products, analyzing nonconforming product, providing manufacturing support when needed, and making continual improvements to manufacturing processes using Lean and quality tools.
**Ideal candidate must have experience in fiber optic cable assemblies, splice or connector housing, and Fiber Optic Termination Boxes/Enclosures (injection-molded plastic design).
Responsibilities/Duties:
- Create 3D models, prototypes, iterations, and proof of concepts, within rapid design cycles.
- Provide engineering input to develop NPI project plan and execute assigned tasks.
- Understand industry landscape and product trends to concept and develop novel solutions.
- Ability to test designs and apply the scientific method of problem solving in NPD.
- Conduct initial tests of prototypes and qualification tests on new product designs.
- Evaluate samples supplied by manufacturing for approval.
- Maintain/monitor laboratory equipment and calibration.
- Assist production team with manufacturing layouts, operation, and calibration.
Must have Qualifications:
- Must have 5+ years designing fiber optics injected molded plastic terminal boxes. (SolidWorks preferred)
- BS, Mechanical Engineering degree or relevant industry experience.
- Required experience with R&D / product development projects as a contributing participant.
- Strong design and development experience with complex tight tolerances plastic molded parts and sheet metal parts and assemblies.
- Experience in manufacturing processes and solutions for data communications products.
- Telecommunications industry standards and test procedure experience.
- Experience with programming and operation of automated testing equipment and systems
- CAD experience in SolidWorks, Solid Edge, or similar.
Benefits
- Health / Dental / Life / Long-Short Term Insurance / FSA / HSA
- 401K (vested day # 1)
- Opportunity to work from home 2-days per week
- PTO
- Paid Holidays
