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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 TE Connectivity’s Power Connector Engineering team develops high-current connector interfaces for next-generation data centers, servers, power shelves, rack architectures, and power-distribution systems. The Staff Engineer is a senior technical contributor who leads complex connector-development work from customer need and concept through design, validation, industrialization, and release. Job Requirements • Lead high-current power connector and platform development from feasibility through production release. • Translate customer and system needs into clear, testable engineering requirements. • Develop connector concepts that balance electrical, thermal, mechanical, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and safety needs. • Drive design reviews, DFMEAs, tolerance analysis, verification planning, and evidence-based technical decisions. • Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for difficult design, qualification, manufacturing, and customer issues. • Build reusable platforms, design methods, and engineering standards across customers and product families. • Collaborate with global engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, laboratories, and customers while mentoring less-experienced engineers. What your background should look like • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Materials, or a related engineering discipline with at least 8 years of relevant experience; Master’s with at least 6 years; PhD with at least 3 years; or equivalent practical experience. • Demonstrated experience developing and releasing complex electromechanical products through a structured product-development process. • Strong capability in connector or related high-current product design, 3D CAD, GD&T, tolerance analysis, validation, reliability, and design for manufacturing. • Ability to lead complex technical work, communicate a defensible engineering position, and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority. • Strong ownership, collaboration, mentoring, and communication skills in a fast-moving global environment. Preferred Experience Experience with electrical connectors, power distribution, data-center hardware, servers, busbar systems, cable assemblies, high-current thermal performance, materials and plating, simulation, agency testing, or customer-facing technical support. 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: $143,500 - 179,300 (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.

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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
Job Requirements
Lead high-current power connector and platform development from feasibility through production release.
Translate customer and system needs into clear, testable engineering requirements.
Develop connector concepts that balance electrical, thermal, mechanical, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and safety needs.
Drive design reviews, DFMEAs, tolerance analysis, verification planning, and evidence-based technical decisions.
Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for difficult design, qualification, manufacturing, and customer issues.
Build reusable platforms, design methods, and engineering standards across customers and product families.
Collaborate with global engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, laboratories, and customers while mentoring less-experienced engineers.
What your background should look like
Demonstrated experience developing and releasing complex electromechanical products through a structured product-development process.
Strong capability in connector or related high-current product design, 3D CAD, GD&T, tolerance analysis, validation, reliability, and design for manufacturing.
Ability to lead complex technical work, communicate a defensible engineering position, and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
Strong ownership, collaboration, mentoring, and communication skills in a fast-moving global environment.

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Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

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