TE Connectivity

STAFF RESIDENT ENGINEER (Hybrid)

TE Connectivity$132K — $177K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of automotive engineering experience, particularly with low-voltage terminals and connectors.
  • Strong grasp of connector design, application, and validation processes.
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related fields, or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to manage complex investigations and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
  • Proficient in Microsoft applications.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary technical liaison for customers, fostering trusted relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Utilize product expertise to address complex customer issues and identify growth opportunities.
  • Navigate customer systems for managing specifications, documentation, and engineering changes efficiently.
  • Assist customers throughout assembly-plant trials, launches, and production phases, addressing issues as they arise.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure aligned responses and influence key project decisions.
  • Travel to customer sites, suppliers, and production facilities as necessary.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
  • Disability and life insurance options.
  • Employee stock purchase plan.
  • Generous paid time off including vacation and sick leave.
Full Job Description
Job Title: STAFF RESIDENT ENGINEER (Hybrid) Posting Start Date: 9/9/26 Job Description: Job Overview The Staff Resident Engineer is TE Connectivity's senior on-site technical interface to the customer. This role combines deep product expertise with strong knowledge of engineering systems, specifications, validation, change-management, and issue-resolution processes. The engineer leads customer support from early concept and product selection through validation, launch, production, and corrective action, coordinating TE Engineering, Quality, Project Management, Product Management, and Sales to deliver timely, technically sound solutions. Job Requirements • Serve as TE's senior technical liaison to the customer, building trusted relationships with DREs, technical specialists, validation engineers, manufacturing teams, and other key customer stakeholders. • Apply expert knowledge of low-voltage terminals and connectors-including product selection, application requirements, crimping, sealing, mating performance, packaging, manufacturing, and validation-to solve complex customer problems and identify new opportunities. • Navigate customer systems and processes for specifications, drawings, part releases, engineering changes, validation plans and reports, issue tracking, and corrective-action closure; maintain accurate status and documentation. • Support customer during assembly-plant trials, launches, and production, including problem definition, root-cause investigation, containment, corrective action, and customer communication. • Coordinate cross-functional TE teams to deliver prompt, aligned responses and influence product, validation, and application decisions without direct authority. • Occasional travel to customer engineering locations, supplier sites, TE facilities, and vehicle assembly plants as required Role requirements • 7+ years of automotive engineering experience, including substantial hands-on experience with low-voltage terminal and connector systems. • Strong understanding of terminal and connector design, application, validation, manufacturing, and common failure modes. • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience. • Proven ability to lead complex technical investigations, manage competing priorities, make sound independent decisions, and communicate effectively with customer and internal stakeholders. • Proficiency with Microsoft applications. Preferred Qualifications • Demonstrated experience supporting GM and working knowledge of GM engineering systems and workflows for specifications, releases, engineering changes, validation, launches, and issue closure. • Experience with wire harnesses and vehicle assembly. • Experience in the Resident Engineering field. • High-voltage terminal and connector experience. • 3D design software experience. #TANAUV #LI-HYBRID Competencies Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork COMPENSATION • Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $132,000 - $177,000 (subject to change dependent on physical location) • Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity. • Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits BENEFITS • A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits. Job Locations: 901 Wilshire Drive Troy, Michigan 48084 United States Posting City: Troy Job Country: United States Travel Required: Less than 10% Requisition ID: 158184 Workplace Type: Hybrid External Careers Page: Engineering & Technology

About TE Connectivity

TE Connectivity is a technology company that designs and manufactures connectivity and sensor solutions for a variety of industries including automotive, aerospace, defense, oil and gas, consumer electronics, and industrial. The company was founded in 2007 as a spinoff from Tyco International and is headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. TE Connectivity has a global presence with operations in over 50 countries and serves customers in more than 150 countries. The company's products include connectors, sensors, antennas, relays, and fiber optics, among others. TE Connectivity is committed to sustainability and has set goals to reduce its environmental impact and increase its social responsibility.
Learn more about TE Connectivity
Size
89,000 employees
Market Cap
$36.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$114 million
5 Year Trend
+6%
Revenue
$12.5 billion
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