Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer

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

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs globally. Our global headquarters is located in Nashua, NH and we have design, sales and manufacturing locations globally. We are currently seeking a Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer to join our team at Amphenol Spectra-Strip in Hamden, CT. In this role you will perform advanced studies on mechanical and thermal aspects through theory, modeling, simulations, measurements and contribute to the development of next generation products within the Advanced R&D Team.

• Supports the mechanical and thermal design, simulation, and characterization of our high-performance cable solutions
  
• Develop detailed multi-physics models of cables and systems with primary focus on their mechanical and thermal behavior
  
• Analyzes measurement data and optimize the technologies used in mechanical/thermal integration and testing to validate modeled performance and long-term reliability using Python, Matlab, or similar
  
• Conduct lab measurements using equipment such as Instron (tensile and compression), flex testers, microscopes
  

• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Physics or a related field, and 5 years applicable experience preferred
  
• Solid understanding of mechanical and thermal principles, and material properties
  
• Experience with FEM-based simulation and design tools (ANSYS Mechanical preferred) and generating custom meshes
  
• Experience in scripting languages such as MATLAB, Python, or similar, and in developing custom codes for numerical simulations
  
• Hands-on experience in designing and conducting mechanical and thermal characterization experiments is required
  

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our main focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity or National Origin.

For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/