STAFF MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

Job Description

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

About Aerospace, Defense & Marine (AD&M)

TE's Aerospace, Defense & Marine (AD&M) business unit, part of our Industrial Solutions segment, is a global leader in designing high-performance electrical interconnect solutions for the world's most demanding environments.

Our technologies enable critical applications - from avionics, propulsion systems, and flight controls to naval vessels, ground vehicles, and space exploration. From the ocean's depths to the edge of space, TE delivers reliable connectivity that performs in the harshest conditions on Earth.

Position Summary

TE Connectivity's Aerospace, Defense & Marine (AD&M) division is seeking an experienced Staff Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in Mount Joy, PA .

In this hands-on leadership role, you will drive the design, optimization, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes for precision electrical connectors used in aerospace and defense applications. You'll work closely with production, tooling, quality, and maintenance teams to ensure robust, efficient, and cost-effective operations.

This role directly supports advanced manufacturing technologies including manual and automated contact insertion, crimping, impact cold forming, pressing, and bonding - making it ideal for an engineer experienced in connector assembly and high-reliability production environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead process design, development, and validation for new and existing connector manufacturing operations.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, and cost through Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, including PFMEAs , control plans , and standard work instructions.
• Optimize assembly, cold forming, die designm and press operations to enhance yield, throughput, and OEE.
• Identify and implement automation and semi-automation opportunities to reduce variability and improve labor efficiency.
• Support design-for-manufacturing (DFM) efforts during new product introduction.
• Lead root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions for process deviations and nonconformances.
• Collaborate with maintenance and tooling teams to ensure equipment reliability and technical readiness.
• \n Prepare business cases and cost-benefit analyses to justify new capital investments , ensuring alignment with ROI targets, operational strategy, and capacity planning.
• Justify, specify, and support the installation of new capital equipment to advance manufacturing capabilities.

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What your background should look like

Competencies

Values : Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, renewable energy, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries. TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

COMPENSATION

BENEFITS

EOE, Including Disability / Vets

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Location :

Mount Joy, PA, US, 17552

City : Mount Joy

State : PA

Country / Region : US

Travel : Less than 10%

Requisition ID : 142024

Alternative Locations :

Function : Engineering & Technology

Nearest Major Market : Lancaster

Job Segment : Manufacturing Engineer, Facilities, Aerospace Engineering, Six Sigma Black Belt, Strategic Planning, Engineering, Operations, Management, Strategy