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Product Development Engineer (Cable and Cable Assembly) (f/m/d)
TE Connectivity
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Posted Oct 15
About this role
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 Join our Product Development team in Bydgoszcz and play an active role in developing innovative cable assembly solutions for leading industrial customers worldwide. In this position, you will work closely with Product Management, customers, manufacturing, and cross-functional engineering teams, contributing to products throughout their entire lifecycle, from concept and prototyping to industrialization and continuous improvement. Your main tasks • Designs, develops, and optimizes cable assembly solutions for industrial customers based on technical specifications, customer documentation, concept drafts, and direct collaboration with customer Engineering and R&D teams. • Evaluates and proposes innovative alternative design solutions leveraging proven components, emerging technologies, and industry best practices. • Performs product cost analysis, feasibility assessments, and supports the development and delivery of customer prototypes. • Creates, maintains, and manages comprehensive product documentation, ensuring accuracy and effective digital lifecycle management. • Drives Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Design for Assembly (DfA), and error-proofing initiatives to achieve robust, efficient, and scalable production processes. • Identifies and implements cost optimization opportunities throughout the entire product lifecycle, including post-launch and ramp-up phases. • Serves as a key member of cross-functional project teams, contributing technical expertise from concept development through product end-of-life. • Plans, executes, and documents all required tests, measurements, verification, and validation activities to ensure compliance with customer specifications, regulatory requirements, and applicable industry standards. • Collaborates closely with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and engineering functions to ensure successful product industrialization and continuous improvement. • Promotes and maintains a safe working environment by adhering to company safety policies, procedures, and best practices. What your background should look like • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, coupled with a continuous improvement mindset and attention to detail. • Demonstrates a proactive, self-driven, and solution-oriented mindset, with high levels of engagement, ownership, and motivation. • Experience with 2D and 3D CAD design tools and engineering development processes is highly appreciated. • Engineering, or a related technical discipline. • Proficient in written and spoken English (minimum B2 level), with the ability to communicate effectively in an international business environment. • Strong ability to interpret and create technical drawings, specifications, and engineering documentation. • Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. • Experience working in a manufacturing environment, including exposure to manual and automated assembly processes, is considered an advantage. • Knowledge of IPC standards, Lean Manufacturing principles, Six Sigma methodologies, and SAP systems is highly desirable. • Good understanding of ISO 9001 quality management system requirements and quality assurance principles. • Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional and international project teams. • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, preferably in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field. 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). Our Commitment to Transparent Hiring: We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to your changing life situation - the well-being of our employees is our top priority! • Collaborative and friendly work environment • Extensive training and career growth opportunities • Life insurance • Private medical healthcare package • Employee referral bonus • Multisport co-financing • Performance-based bonus plans Great hiring starts with honesty, and we mean it. Our job postings are gender‑neutral, inclusive, and never ask for your past salary. We disclose the full salary range and all pay elements, including how they are calculated, upfront - before any employment decisions are made. At TE, we believe transparency isn’t a checkbox – it’s part of your experience with us. 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