Manufacturing Engineer I

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Job Overview

Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for sustaining, optimizing and developing making cable – extrusion process for high-speed wire and cable manufacturing. Lead continuous improvement activities focused on Safety, product quality, line performance, and material efficiency, ensuring compliance with EH&S and industry regulatory standards (UL, ISO).Working also in collaboration with multifunctional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead process development and optimization for high-speed extrusion lines (single, dual, and co-extrusion).

• Define and control critical process parameters — temperature profiles, pressure, screw speed, and puller tension — ensuring stable and repeatable production.

• Conduct troubleshooting and root cause analysis (RCA) on product quality issues: Ovality, Concentricity, Wall Thickness, Adhesion, Elongation, Lumps/Necks, and surface defects.

• Perform medium and high-severity issue analysis (SI) and implement permanent corrective actions.

• Manage extrusion tooling : specification, maintenance, and advanced-level repair.

• Coordinate BOM reviews and ensure process documentation accuracy through document control systems.

• Develop and execute JSA (Job Safety Analysis) and LOTO audits, ensuring compliance with EH&S regulations.

• Maintain inventory and localization of critical spare parts for extrusion equipment. Multiple reviews to make sure every spare availability.

•Utilize SAP for production planning, process tracking, and maintenance management.

• Train technicians and operators in best extrusion practices, ensuring consistent process control and product quality.

• Leading and / or participate in multiple improvement projects.

• Support new product introduction (NPI) initiatives by defining extrusion parameters, material validation, and line trials. When support is required.

• Collaborate with materials engineering to qualify new polymers and optimize compound behavior under high-speed extrusion conditions. When support is required.

• Colleting manufacturing daily data, reviewing and pursue assigned KPI compliant.

• Formalize all engineering changes. Evaluate the impact before implementing them and then document it.

What your background should look like

• Strong understanding of making cable technology and high and low temperature polymer rheology and material behavior during extrusion process.

• Proven experience with extrusion tooling design, calibration, and die optimization as well as experience selecting type of material tooling must be made with.

• Familiar with crosshead selection according type of product as well as crosshead installation considering assembly and disassembly process of mechanical parts of it.

• Familiar with vacuum systems, and cooling systems used in cable manufacturing.

• Proficient in data analysis, SPC, and continuous improvement methodologies (Six Sigma, Lean).

• Knowledge of UL standards, insulation thickness control, and inline dimensional measurement systems.

• Hands-on experience with high-speed cable extrusion , and multi-layer constructions.

• Proven experience with lean manufacturing practices.

• Proficient in design software as SolidWorks and/or AutoCAD.

• Familiar with material handling and containerization techniques.

• Strong communications skills

• Proven experience with problem solving techniques.

•Excellent ability to interpret product drawings and requirements as well as engineering machinery drawings and diagrams.

• English (desirable)

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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).

WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS:
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• Competitive Salary Package
• Performance-Based Bonus Plans
• Health and Wellness Incentives
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events
• Employee Resource Group

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