123457 Senior Mechanical R&D/Product Development Engineer

121779/118601 Office Staff R&D/Product DVL Engineer (Relays)

Data Scientist

Mechanical Engineering Manager

Senior Brand Manager-Product Innovation(AMEA)

122079 Staff R&D/Product Development Engineer

Research and Development Specialist

126021 Senior R&D/Product Development Engineer

IT Business Analyst

Director of Product Management

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Participates in the engineering core team for projects from initial concept to production release in a timely, innovative manner.&nbsp;</li><li>Proficient skills in the drawing and simulation tools ( CAD, Creo, ANSYS,...)to create and optimize design, especially good at structural design and innovation.</li><li>Providing engineering support of cable accessories including Lite and sustaining projects.&nbsp;</li><li>Technical understanding of power system products and related standards</li><li>Interprets related standards, analyzes data, creates test reports, and provides presentations.&nbsp;</li><li>Innovative, computer literate, low to moderate travel, power industry experience or equivalent essential.&nbsp;</li><li>Possess excellent problem-solving skills, be able to work independently, and drive projects to completion. failure analysis and improvement timely.</li><li>Coordinate with other functional and oversea regional teams (including EMEA, US and Asia...)for the technical development in order to achieve targeted cross functional project goals and schedule.</li><li>Daily system management and file management</li></ul> Requirements: Education, Technical Qualification &amp; Experience: <ul><li>Min. bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering related major. Graduated degree is prefer.</li><li>Good English communication skills, including listening, speaking and writing.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience in power product development at least 5 years, especially cable accessory product development.&nbsp;</li><li>knowledge and experience of materials and production processes used in power products.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Designing and developing new products to meet customer requirements within scope, schedule, and budget constraints by following company Lean PD process.</li><li>Innovating original ideas and design proposal for new products, studying the feasibility of customer specifications.</li><li>Leading new product technical data output, such as: 3D, 2D drawing and Design objective.&nbsp;</li><li>Initiating product design document, such as: PRD, DV/PV plan, Product review, Initial BOM, DFMEA and Significant Characteristic.&nbsp;</li><li>Leading product design review with function team and technical review with customer, and communicating with supplier feasibility study of components material.&nbsp;</li><li>Performing engineering calculations to analyze and describe product to ensure robust design with economic cost.</li><li>Working with FAI approvals, technical risk analysis, supporting 8D report and 5 WHY analysis, judging manufacturing deviations and making decisions on deviation acceptance.</li><li>Improving and enlarging existing products, quality improve and manufacture engineering support. Helping resolve technical problems or providing solutions of avoiding problems to ensure accurate implementation of production.</li><li>Understanding HV contactors testing procedures and equipment, reviewing evaluation or test report and confirming accuracy of report contents to ensure product meets quality specification.</li><li>Reviewing patent searches to evaluate patentability of proposed designs to ensure that others patents are not infringed upon.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Providing innovative solutions to reduce product cost, improving product quality, and improving process efficiency, documents and communicates potential IP to ensure company IP is protected.</li><li>Providing technical support to customers and Sales Engineers to ensure proper application of products in the field.</li><li>Lead and guide junior engineers to finish comprehensive task, work out design guidelines and lesson learned.</li></ul> Requirements: Education: <ul><li>Bachelor degree or above</li><li>Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Engineering preferred</li></ul> Qualification &amp; Certification: <ul><li>CET-6 or equivalent Level</li><li>6 Sigma Black Belt is a plus</li><li>Be familiar with related automotive standards such as IEC61810 and IEC60664 , LV124 etc.</li></ul> Experience: <ul><li>At least 5 years of relevant work experience for bachelors, at least 3 years of relevant work experience for masters.</li><li>More than 3 years of experience in contactor design and manufacturing, with successful cases of independent of contactor design</li><li>Familiar with the project development process and related document output in the automotive industry</li></ul> Technical Skill &amp; Competencies: <ul><li>Be familiar with product development process and HV Contactor manufacturing process.</li><li>Understanding of special characteristic significance for customer and TE</li><li>Understanding of basic automotive industry core tools, such as APQP, FMEA and PPAP.</li><li>The completed understanding and wide application of technical theories, principles, engineering tools and techniques, such as: GD&amp;T, DFM, DFA, DFSS, etc.</li><li>Ability to skillful use Creo software and drawing design, tolerance calculation.</li><li>Familiar with key knowledge of high-voltage contactor development, such as coil and electromagnetic system design, Electrical contact design, arc extinguishing design, auxiliary contact design and integration</li><li>design with circuit breaker, etc</li><li>Understanding of relevant technical standards and law regulations.</li><li>Ability to build strong internal/external working relationship.</li><li>Effective Interacts and communication within the team.</li><li>Familiar with Energy-saving contactor circuit design (PWM &amp; dual coil), the matching test of contactor and fuse.</li><li>Familiar with the relevant process of contactor production and the setting of process parameters</li><li>Have certain project management ability to ensure the timely and high-quality completion of the project</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Implement business process improvements - automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, redesign/restructure data and process flows for more efficiency.</li><li>Develop expertise and aim to become a subject matter expert on the entire data, analytics and process automation ecosystem.</li><li>Bridge process and technology gaps with innovative solutions using a variety of tools (e.g. Power Automate, Python, PowerApps, Selenium, SQL, UI Path etc.)</li><li>Develop and maintain ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes for data management.</li><li>Create visually appealing, intuitive and insightful dashboards and reports using data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau).</li><li>Utilize statistical techniques to solve business problems and provide insights.</li><li>Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their data and process needs and provide analytical and digitization support.</li><li>Collaborate with DBAs, IT and Architecture teams as required</li><li>Be heavily involved in development and testing of newly integrated data sources and/or environments</li><li>Document data processes, methodologies, and analysis techniques for future reference and training purposes.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering or a related field.</li><li>2+ years of experience as a Data Analyst, Digital Transformation Analyst or in a similar analytical/technical role preferably in a procurement or supply chain environment.</li><li>Experience with automation tools such as Power Automate, PowerApps, UI Path, Python, Selenium etc.</li><li>Experience with creating and managing databases in AWS, SQL Server, Oracle etc. and working with APIs to integrate systems.</li><li>Possess transferrable programming skills in any language (e.g. Python, C++, JavaScript etc.)</li><li>Proficiency in SQL for database querying and manipulation.</li><li>Experience with statistical analysis software (e.g., R, Python).</li><li>Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).</li><li>Knowledge of Excel at an advanced level (Power query, macros).</li><li>Demonstrable willingness to learn new tools and technologies.&nbsp;</li><li>Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.</li><li>Ability to explain technical processes to non-technical audiences.</li><li>Attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.</li><li>Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.</li><li>Knowledge of machine learning algorithms and data modelling techniques.</li></ul>

Role Description: <ul><li>As the Engineering Team Leader for automotive sensors—including pressure, rotary, speed, and position sensors—you will oversee a new product development team from understanding customer requirements to designing, validating, and supporting mass production.</li><li>Your primary responsibility will be to guide the team in delivering high-quality, cost-effective, and reliable sensor solutions.</li><li>By leveraging your expertise, you will drive innovation and play a critical role in expanding the organization’s business within these product lines.</li></ul> Responsbilities: Technical Leadership: <ul><li>Lead a multidisciplinary team in the research, design, and development of pressure, rotary speed, and position sensors for automotive applications.</li><li>Provide strategic direction, mentorship, and serve as the primary customer-facing leader for engineering support.</li><li>Foster innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the team, and promote cross-functional collaboration globally.</li></ul> Sensor Development: <ul><li>Define and execute the sensor development strategy, integrating mechanical, electronic, and software components.</li><li>Oversee design, simulation, and prototyping, optimizing for performance, cost, and reliability.</li><li>Collaborate with operations to develop efficient manufacturing processes for high-quality sensor production.</li></ul> Testing and Validation: <ul><li>Lead calibration and testing of sensors, working closely with the test team to ensure accuracy and reliability.</li><li>Troubleshoot validation issues and drive standardization of testing systems for efficiency.</li></ul> Sensor Technology Expertise: <ul><li>Demonstrate strong knowledge of MEMS and magnetic sensing technologies for robust product development.</li><li>Provide technical support to customers on sensor integration and troubleshooting.</li></ul> Innovation and Industry Trends: <ul><li>Stay updated on industry trends, pressure, rotary, speed and position sensors sensing technologies.</li><li>Propose research projects (ADPAC) and collaborate with Product Managers to keep technical roadmaps current.</li></ul> Project Management: <ul><li>Manage project schedules, budgets, and resources to ensure successful, timely completion.</li><li>Enhance lean product development and drive strong P&amp;L outcomes.</li></ul> Documentation: <ul><li>Maintain comprehensive documentation of designs, tests, and results, and prepare reports for internal and external audiences.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s in Mechanical, Electronics, Automotive Engineering, or related field with 10+ years of engineering team leadership experience.</li><li>Proven expertise in sensor development like MEMS or Magnetics sensing technologies.</li><li>Strong technical knowledge of sensing technologies and scientific principles.</li><li>Proficient in sensor testing, calibration, and validation.</li><li>Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and project management skills.</li><li>Strong cross-cultural communication and collaboration abilities with international partners.</li><li>Strong presentation and communication skills.</li></ul> WE VALUE <ul><li>Lean Six Sigma Certification.</li><li>Standards Knowledge – IATF 16949, EN 9100, ISO 9001.</li><li>Project management ability.</li><li>Solid knowledge on Automotive sensors development.</li><li>Solid knowledge in sensors electronics, measurement &amp; signal processing.</li><li>Functional Safety (FuSa) Knowledge and Expertise (ISO 26262).</li><li>Familiarity with software development coordination, regulatory, and compliance requirements for sensors.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Product Strategy Development: Lead the creation and implementation of product innovation strategies to drive brand growth and market share.</li><li>Market Research: Leverage relevant culinary trends as well as competitive landscape review to identify trends, unmet consumer needs, and competitive landscape to inform product innovation&nbsp;</li><li>Portfolio Management: Oversee the Pringles product portfolio, optimizing the mix to drive growth and profitability.&nbsp;</li><li>Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with R&amp;D, marketing, sales, and supply chain teams to bring new products to market.</li><li>Project Management: Oversee the product development lifecycle from concept to launch, ensuring timely and successful execution.</li><li>Performance Tracking: Monitor and analyse product performance, using insights to inform future innovation strategies.</li><li>Budget Management: Manage budgets for product innovation projects, ensuring efficient allocation of resources.</li><li>Stakeholder Engagement: Present product innovation plans and progress to senior leadership and key stakeholders to get buy-in on and resources commitment</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Experience: Minimum of 7 years of experience in brand management, with a strong focus on product innovation.</li><li>Leadership: Proven leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams.</li><li>Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.</li><li>Creativity: A creative thinker with a passion for innovation and a track record of successful product launches.</li><li>Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.</li><li>Project Management: Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.</li><li>Market Knowledge: Deep understanding of market trends, consumer behaviour, and competitive dynamics.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Technical communication to customer, confirm customer application and technical requirement;</li><li>Translate customer’s requirement into engineering specification and provide new product design solution in time;</li><li>Responsible for part list/BOM building, 3D models and 2D drawings, product specifications, application specifications, DFMEA, DVPR, SC/CC list etc.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead the design review for compliance with engineering principles, high voltage standards, customer contract requirements, verification and related specifications.</li><li>Lead design review with cross functional teams to confirm the manufacturing and quality control feasibility.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Leads DV/PV test, responsible for resolving product design and test problems.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Responsible for FAI review, work with project team to release product in time.&nbsp;</li><li>Interacts with customers, vendors, marketing and sales personnel, and other engineering areas during the preproduction stages of new products.&nbsp;</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Education: Bachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent majors.</li><li>Work Experience: 10+ years of relevant mechanical engineering work experience with electrical components, Motor vehicle connector design.</li><li>Technical Skill &amp; Competencies:</li><li>Working knowledge in industry standard (USCAR LV214,LV215，USCAR 2.0 ) and related product application</li><li>Knowledge in relevant mechanical design and development, including but not limited to, resin and metal material selection, fundamentals of statics, DFMEA, product qualification, etc.</li><li>Expert in 3D Design Applications (such as Creo, Spaceclaim, etc.)</li><li>Proficient in geometric dimensioning &amp; tolerancing (GD&amp;T). Proficient at limit and fit analysis including statistical tolerance analysis.</li><li>Proficient in developing and writing design objectives for product specifications</li><li>In depth knowledge in manufacturing process (machining, molding, stamping, plating, assembly, etc.) with experience driving Design for Manufacturing (DFM)</li><li>Fluent in English (both verbal and written) to facilitate global communication both internally and with external customers.</li><li>Ability to work in a global environment – able to accommodate varying time zones and capable of collaborating with individuals across geographies.</li><li>Optimistic when facing difficulties and team work spirit;</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Performing cutting edge research &amp; development activities on assessing technologies for producing ultra-low emission transport fuels, lubricants, and chemicals</li><li>Performing due diligence, business case assessment, financial modeling, cost estimates and projections</li><li>Identifying opportunities and technical or regulatory challenges associated with adopting new process and retro fitting the existing refinery configurations</li><li>Managing complex projects including partnership with leading EU and international institutions</li><li>Supporting ad-hoc questions related to energy transition and decarbonization strategy</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor Degree in a Science/Engineering Discipline.</li><li>13 Year of professional experience including 5 years as a specialist with full responsibility</li><li>Managing complex projects with in a R&amp;D environment.</li><li>Achieved substantial industry recognition in the area of your expertise and have published in significant technical journals and you have a history of active participation in technical society activities</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Communicate with customer to quickly generate new connection solution design.</li><li>Prepare product design document, such as: PRD, DV/PV plan, Product review, Initial BOM, DFMEA and Significant Characteristic.&nbsp;</li><li>Perform engineering calculations to analyze and describe product to ensure robust design with economic cost.</li><li>Regenerate existing products with new solutions to improve competitive advantage.&nbsp;</li><li>Understanding product testing procedures and equipment, reviewing evaluation or test report and confirming accuracy of report contents to ensure product meets quality specification.</li><li>Support new product technical data output, such as: 3D, 2D drawing and Design objective.&nbsp;</li><li>New technical solutions study and research, such as LV high current, Al application, FFC application</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Education: B.S. of Engineering or Master Mechanical Engineering preferred.</li><li>Qualification &amp; Certification: Patents as first author</li><li>Experience: 5+ experience on connector design.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Utilize SAP ECC/Enterprise applications experience to enhance and streamline business processes.</li><li>Engage in business partnering to understand and address the needs of stakeholders across all key functions.</li><li>Lead the mapping and documentation of business processes across various departments.</li><li>Assist PM in Project manage/serve as PM on the delivery of IT services, ensuring value addition and coordination with regional/global teams and vendors.</li><li>Achievement of streamlined and well-documented key business processes, reducing organizational risk.</li><li>Successful definition and implementation of business requirements in collaboration with respective IT domains managers.</li><li>Effective leadership in system testing and validation for major implementations.</li><li>Support provided to finance, commercial, supply chain, and R&amp;D relationship managers through process documentation, user requirement gathering, testing oversight, and project management for small-medium projects.</li><li>Provision of business partnering services for smaller corporate functions such as HR, corporate affairs, and legal, including annual high availability application testing coordination.</li><li>Stakeholder communications and engagement.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline (preferably Computer Sciences, MIS or Information System) with at least 3 years Business Analyst, Business consulting and/or Project Management and Delivery. CPG Industry is a plus but not a must</li><li>SAP hands on experience is a must (SAP ECC6 / SAP S4 HANA)</li><li>Requires experience/in-depth knowledge of business operations and IT processes, in a manufacturing context.</li><li>Self-motivated, highly visible and an engaging point of contact, who enjoys working with people</li><li>The ability to embrace change, be adaptable and foster a culture of continuous improvement</li><li>Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills</li><li>Ability to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.</li><li>Ability to Communicate and inspire confidence with technical and non-technical audiences.</li><li>Exceptional verbal and written communication skills including technical documentation skills</li><li>Business process mapping experience.&nbsp;</li><li>Project Management experience managing multiple project streams of various complexity&nbsp;</li><li>Has the experience and cultural awareness required to work effectively with a regional and global team.</li><li>Can do attitude; high say-do.&nbsp;</li><li>Sees documentation and structure as a strong ally.&nbsp;</li><li>Proficient in English Language (Writing, reading &amp; speaking).</li></ul>

Overview: <ul><li>will be responsible for building, leading, and managing a complex global high speed interconnect product portfolio, including developing the strategy and business plan, driving new product development, gaining cross functional alignment and driving the execution of the business plan.&nbsp;</li><li>This individual will also be responsible for managing a team of global product managers located around the globe.&nbsp;</li><li>will be a growth driven, commercially savvy executive who will own the key product strategies and execution for a growing global business.&nbsp;</li><li>The Director, Product Management is responsible for the long-term vision of the product families and will have responsibility for overall product strategy and business leadership, and meeting sales, profit, and other financial goals.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>will manage all aspects of a global product line portfolio, from driving new product development to defining the go-to-market strategies and product roadmap in liaison with Sales and Marketing. </li><li>He/She must collaborate with Engineering and Operations to ensure that the strategy, development and manufacturing capability &amp; capacity are in place to achieve defined business targets at the right cost, schedule and quality. In addition, he/she will also be responsible for defining and leading growth through licensing and partnership opportunities.&nbsp;</li><li>will need to act with an entrepreneurial spirit and manage the portfolio with a GM mindset. This role requires strong strategic thinking and experience working across regions. Experience dealing with Cloud Service Providers and GPU companies is a major plus. The Director, Product Management will bring a culture of customer obsession and work cross functional to improve TE response times</li></ul> Responsibilities: <ul><li>Market Sensing &amp; Strategy Development</li><li>Articulate market and industry trends, demand drivers, customer needs, and competitive landscape</li><li>Conduct market segmentation exercises to develop market segment-specific strategies&nbsp;</li><li>Conduct and/or lead team in competitive analysis and benchmarking&nbsp;</li><li>Define segment-specific value propositions that beat the competition&nbsp;</li><li>Develop long term product roadmaps that align with business strategy&nbsp;</li><li>Design go-to-market strategy, inclusive of channel strategy and licensing partnerships&nbsp;</li><li>Work with R&amp;D and operations in the development of new products to meet current and future customer requirements&nbsp;</li><li>Manage product lifecycle Develop Business Plan&nbsp;</li><li>Define resource requirements necessary to execute the product roadmap&nbsp;</li><li>Work cross functionally to define sales, technology and operations strategies and goals, in line with financial goals&nbsp;</li><li>Build consensus on specific tasks Establish pricing policy&nbsp;</li><li>Develop the annual operating plan (sales and gross or standard margin)&nbsp;</li><li>Engage with customers to better understand their needs and ensure our product plans are aligned to their strategic priorities Execution – New Product Development &amp; Launch&nbsp;</li><li>Be the opportunity champion for new growth projects and/or assist team in opportunity assessment&nbsp;</li><li>Plan product launches, including the development of marketing and sales plans&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure team provides intelligent demand forecast inputs to S&amp;OP&nbsp;</li><li>Negotiate directly with customers on large program opportunities&nbsp;</li><li>Exercise thought leadership for the interconnect and cable ecosystem market&nbsp;</li><li>Provide inputs to Marcom for the development of collateral, including e-commerce Execution – Post Launch Product Management&nbsp;</li><li>Manage the P&amp;L (sales and gross or standard margin) for the assigned portfolio&nbsp;</li><li>Deliver sustained, profitable growth&nbsp;</li><li>Enable sales to promote product line via training and the development of collateral materials that help articulate the value proposition&nbsp;</li><li>Manage special price requests&nbsp;</li><li>Track progress to the business plan and facilitate resolution to gaps&nbsp;</li><li>Be the champion for resolution of product issues (e.g., quality, delivery, etc.) Talent Management&nbsp;</li><li>Manage, energize, and motivate a multi-cultural team of product managers located around the globe •</li><li>Build, coach and develop individuals and teams Key</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>The Director, Product Management will have a minimum of 5 years of product management experience with at least 10 years in B2B commercial roles.&nbsp;</li><li>He/She must have proven success leading strategic growth initiatives and product management engagements in engineering and manufacturing driven industries.&nbsp;</li><li>The successful candidate must possess proven strategic, analytical and implementation skills.&nbsp;</li><li>Understanding of Cloud/Datacenter hardware architectures&nbsp;</li><li>Experience with high speed interconnects a major plus – twinax cabling, near chip connectivity, high speed IO or similar products 4-year technical or business degree required&nbsp;</li><li>Advanced degree (MBA) and relevant P&amp;L management experience preferred&nbsp;</li><li>Ability to support travel of approximately 10-25% (both regional and global)&nbsp;</li><li>Strong business acumen with an ability to understand technically complex concepts&nbsp;</li><li>Experience negotiating high stakes and large dollar value contracts&nbsp;</li><li>Creative and innovative thinker able to provide input on the development of the product strategies and the relevant business plans with the ability to execute&nbsp;</li><li>Proven ability to multi-task and drive results in a dynamic, high paced environment</li><li>Strong interpersonal, planning, organization, and teamwork skills&nbsp;</li><li>Experienced leader with an ability to influence cross functional teams and to build strong relationships both internally and externally&nbsp;</li><li>Advanced presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to foster understanding and acknowledgement of critical information both up and down the organization</li></ul>

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Research and Development Specialist

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