TE Connectivity

System Design & Application Engineering Manager

TE Connectivity$131K — $165K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in product management, engineering, or technical sales
  • Experience leading cross-functional and global teams
  • Direct experience with global OEM and Tier 1 customers
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business; MBA preferred
  • Ability to travel globally (up to 25%)
  • Must meet ITAR/EAR access requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as technical expert and system design consultant for key customers
  • Ensure early involvement in customer design cycles to influence product selection
  • Oversee technical support activities including design validation and testing
  • Champion resolution of customer quality, delivery, and performance issues
  • Influence execution of new product development and launches
  • Translate Voice of Customer into product opportunities with R&D and Product Management
  • Build strong alignment between Engineering, Operations, Sales, and Marketing

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Paid time off and voluntary benefits
Full Job Description
Job Title: System Design & Application Engineering Manager

Posting Start Date: 8/5/26

Job Description:

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Aerospace, Defense & Marine business is seeking a System Design & Application Engineering Manager to drive customer engagement and technical solution development for the Power Distribution portfolio of products including Relays, Contactors and PDUs.

This role combines influence of the product line (strategy & roadmap) with field application engineering, ensuring strong alignment between customer needs, product development, and commercial execution.

The ideal candidate brings together Product, Sales, Engineering, and Operations to deliver sustained growth, while strengthening customer partnerships and enabling early design-in success.

Job Requirements

1. Customer Engagement & Technical Leadership
  • Aligning to Global PM Strategy for the portfolio, serve as technical expert and system design consultant for key customer relationships and engineering engagement
  • Ensure early involvement in customer design cycles to influence product selection
  • Oversee technical support activities including design validation, testing, and qualification
  • Champion resolution of customer issues related to quality, delivery, and performance


2. Product Development & Execution
  • Influence cross-functional execution of new product development and launches
  • Serve as key technical lead for development of marketing and sales documentation including white papers, application notes and other material for increasing customer engagement
  • Build strong alignment across Engineering, Operations, Sales, and Marketing
  • Translate Voice of Customer (VOC) into product and technology opportunities with Product Management and R&D to ensure future product roadmaps and competitiveness


3. Application Engineering
  • Ensure strong technical interface between customers, sales and field application engineers
  • Support customer programs including testing, prototyping, and qualification
  • Partner with sales and distribution to drive technical wins and customer satisfaction
  • Build capabilities to resolve complex application issues and to support emerging technologies
  • Work with Global PM to lead customer and channel training for product portfolio


4. Talent & Organizational Leadership
    • Foster collaboration across regions and functions
    • Drive a culture of accountability, innovation, and customer focus


What your background should look like

  • 10+ years of experience in product management, engineering, or technical sales
  • Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and complex global portfolios
  • Experience working directly with global OEM and Tier 1 customer base and engineering teams
  • Bachelor's degree required (Engineering or Business), MBA preferred
  • Ability to travel globally (up to 25%)
  • This position requires access to information which is subject to stringent controls under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, person granted asylee status in the U.S., or person admitted into the U.S. as a refugee.


Key Competencies
  • Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline
  • Ability to translate customer insight into actionable product strategy
  • Technical aptitude with ability to understand complex systems
  • Results-driven with a focus on growth, margin, and customer success
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills


Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

COMPENSATION
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $131,500 - $165,000 (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.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD
TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity never requests payment or fees from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come . If you receive any suspicious communications, we strongly advise you not to engage or provide any personal information, and to report the incident to your local authorities.

Job Locations:

Posting City: Harrisburg

Job Country: United States

Travel Required: 25% to 50%

Requisition ID: 156524

Workplace Type: Remote

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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