Principal Fiber Optic Connector Engineer

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🌽 Illinois, Minnesota – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote ❄️ Minnesota – Remote

💵 $150k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Mercadona

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1981

🛒 Retail

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Retail • Food & Beverage

Mercadona is a Spanish supermarket chain and one of Spain’s largest grocery retailers. It operates a nationwide network of supermarkets selling food, household goods, and everyday consumer products, and has developed strong private-label offerings and an efficient supply and logistics model. Mercadona serves consumers primarily through its physical stores while expanding online grocery services and home delivery.

📋 Description

• Lead the technology selection for next generation fiber optic connectors • Explore new materials & manufacturing technologies to enable the next generation of fiber optic connectors • Trial and optimize quick-turn design & analysis tools, disseminating knowledge and developing best practices to support data-driven product development • Utilize rapid prototyping methods to create Proof of Concept (POC) prototypes • Clearly document POC results for sharing to internal teams and for presentation to customers • Lead industry engagement on fiber optic connector standards • Collaborate with the manufacturing NPI teams to develop cost-competitive and creative concepts. Ensure designs are efficient to manufacture while meeting our high-performance market requirements • Interface with cross functional team members in signal integrity, manufacturing integration, product management, sales, state of the art test laboratories, on-premise model shop, and leadership teams • Facilitate knowledge sharing within and between cross functional teams via digital tools and interpersonal relationships • Create relationships with senior leadership, cross functional team members and peers through team building activities and growth opportunities operating as One Molex Team • Engage with external customers to develop next generation solutions that meets their needs • Provide advanced application and technical support to strategic customers

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or other related engineering field • 15+ years experience in fiber optic connector design and development with proven technical leadership • Track record of leading fiber connector technology roadmaps • Strong understanding of MPO / MMC / Lensed Connectors • Experience defining, executing, and interpreting design validation plans & reports (DVP&R) • Familiarity with defining and interpreting Finite Element Analysis (FEA) • Demonstrated utilization of statistical Tolerance Analyses • Design experience with high-volume products manufactured using a subset of the following processes: progressive die stamping, injection molding, die casting, insert molding, automated assembly • Proven track record of developing innovative solutions • Desire to learn, be challenged and interact in a cross functional team environment • A demonstrated ability to learn quickly and make logical, data-based decisions when presented with novel tasks and requirements.

🏖️ Benefits

• medical • dental • vision • flexible spending and health savings accounts • life insurance • ADD • disability • retirement • paid vacation/time off • educational assistance • infertility assistance • paid parental leave • adoption assistance