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Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

As a Mechanical Integrity Engineer you will provide the lead in supporting the development of new products through 
testing and analysis of data and designs.
• Support the development of new products and processes via mechanical testing and qualification of electrical and optoelectronic cable assemblies and components.
• Develop test sequences and procedures to determine the long-term reliability of electrical and opto-electronic cable 
assemblies that factor in customer use and application requirements.
• Process and analyze testing results, and create reports and presentations for internal and external customers.
• Support the product design effort in mechanical analysis such as tolerance analysis, FEA, materials analysis, failure 
analysis and creating test plans.
• Prepare test samples and test requests. Design and fabricate test fixtures. Interface with test lab technicians.
• Collaborate with internal and external suppliers and manufacturing personnel, supporting the development and validation of product prototypes thru pilot production, as well as interfacing with beta-site customers.

MS/PhD Mechanical Engineering with 5 – 10 years experience
• Experience with solid modeling tools - Pro/E and/or Solidworks
• Experience with data analysis software, MS Excel, Minitab would be a plus
• Experience developing test plans for mechanical and environmental stresses of I/O cables, ESD testing would be a plus
• Experience specifying testing protocol in automotive or consumer industries would be a plus
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis tools desirable, ANSYS experience would be a plus
• Ability to communicate with technical & non-technical people
• Ability to work in team environment
• Desire to create and design new products and processes
• Knowledge of copper alloys and high-performance engineering thermoplastics would be a plus
• Basic understanding of electrical connectors