ITT Inc.

Product Design Engineer

Job Locations US-CA-Santa Rosa
ID
2025-14003
Category
Engineering/R&D
Position Type
Employee
Telecommute
No

About ITT:

At ITT, we have a clear purpose as an organization – to provide our customers with cutting-edge solutions to help solve their most critical needs across key global end markets. Our continuous improvement mindset drives our commitment to evolving our capabilities as a multi-industrial technology, manufacturing and engineering leader. With a strong global footprint of more than 100 facilities, we are well positioned to solve critical challenges for our customers around the world. Our locations include manufacturing facilities and global service capabilities in 35 countries. Through these worldwide operations and building on our heritage of innovation, our approximately ~11,000 team members partner with our customers to deliver enduring solutions that make a lasting difference and help the world move forward. ITT is headquartered in Stamford, CT, with sales in approximately 125 countries. The company generated 2024 revenues of $3.6 billion. 

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Position Summary

ITT/BIW Connector Systems is among the most widely recognized and respected brands in the global harsh environment connector industry.    As the Product Design Engineer, you’ll generate product concepts, tooling designs, drawings, and parts lists based on customer data and performance requirements.   You’ll select the appropriate material applicability for the environmental constraints.  You lead and ensure the progress of assigned projects; develop designs, data, specifications, processes, and reports throughout the product development process; and present at technical reviews.  You will work closely with manufacturing, quality, and sales personnel to deliver cost effective solutions that will meet customers specifications for the given application. This position also provides engineering support to existing product lines, including product improvement and cost reduction programs.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Support project goals and tasks in collaboration with engineering leadership, finance, ME, quality, testing, program management, and production support functions.
  • Work seamlessly with other departments to develop prototypes and products that can be transitioned to production.
  • Perform design and analysis to meet internal and customer requirements.
  • Design tooling and fixtures as needed to produce designs consistently and economically.
  • Support resolution of technical problems in the lab or in the production line.
  • Support evaluation and resolution of escapes and field issues reported by customers.
  • Generate digital bills of material — including sub-assemblies, fasteners, tooling, and hardware — accurately based on design requirements.
  • Develop procedures for parts and systems, such as Acceptance Test Procedures, Qualification Test Procedures and Reports, Qualification by Analysis & Similarity Reports, etc.
  • Generate 3D models and 2D drawings of parts and assemblies using both ANSI and ASME Y14 geometric dimensioning & tolerancing and other best practices.
  • Initiate and support drawing changes (ECNs, impact assessments, material dispositions)
  • Support production with manufacturing issues, supplier issues, quality issues, etc. that affect the cable assembly drawings.
  • Prepare labor and material cost estimates for new assemblies. Identify non-recurring engineering (NRE) and equipment needs.
  • Support procurement in alternate component selections and alternate sourcing.
  • Interface directly with customer technical personnel to interpret design requirements.

This position requires visibility to export documents.

Position Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equiv. technical degree
  • 3-5 years’ experience in Electro-Mechanical product design, preferably in connectors. Experience with 3D CAD software (Creo, Solidworks, NX, or similar)
  • ASME Y14.5 Dimensioning and Tolerancing, including GD&T
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks to drive results
  • A self-driven individual with strong problem-solving skills.
  • Able and willing to methodically share knowledge with other team members.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word etc...

The ability to travel periodically (up to 10%)

Preferred but not required:

  • Experience in electrical connectors and the Oil & Gas industry.
  • Experience in creating liquid tight enclosures and high voltage enclosures.
  • Knowledge in the use of high-performance thermoplastics, aluminums, copper alloys and the manufacturing requirements needed to utilize them.
  • Knowledge in MIL-DTL, Mil-STD and similar industry specifications and requirements.
  • Experience in Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Design for Manufacturability (dfM), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Design of Experiments (DOE), and Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) principles.
  • Ability to define test plans, write test procedures, and lead development and qualification testing.
  • Experience with stress analysis and simulations.

Equal Pay Act Statement

We aim to pay our ‘ITT’ers’ fairly and competitively in the locations that they live and work. Pay-for-performance is a principle that we believe in, and employees are rewarded based not only on ‘what’ they accomplish, but also on ‘how’ they reflect ITT’s values. ITT offers a competitive salary and robust total rewards package, such as health insurance, 401(k), short and long-term disability, paid time off, growth and developmental opportunities, and other incentive compensation programs. Specific benefits are dependent upon whether or not the position is part of a collective-bargaining agreement. The salary offered to a candidate is based several factors such as candidate experience and qualifications, location, as well as market and business considerations.

Equal Pay Act Range

$87,000 - 130,000

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