About the company: AFL manufactures industry-leading fiber optic cable, connectivity and accessories and provides engineering and installation services for some of the largest telecom customers in the world. Our company was founded in 1984 with a single fiber optic cable and today, we manufacture thousands of products, generate an excess of $1B in revenue, and employ more than 5,800 associates worldwide. At AFL, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We hire and train each individual, investing in them to ensure success in their careers. With a commitment to professional development and growth, let us connect you to your next career opportunity.
Job Summary: As a Design Engineer (Mechanical), you will be responsible for end-to-end mechanical engineering work for our AFL line of Fiber-Optic telecommunication products (e.g. cable harness and assemblies, connectors, panels, cabinets and accessories). The work-scope includes early-stage/front-end development, product design, check & optimization, integration, industrialization, life-cycle management/sustaining engineering etc.
Key Responsibilities:
- Mechanical design and development of product functions and modules to meet user and business requirements, compliance, quality and cost.
- Collaborate with various stakeholders such as Quality, Product Management, Solution Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain functions as well as End-user/Customers etc.
- Translate “up-stream” user/system requirements as well as applicable industry standards (e.g. IEC, EN, GR) into measurable “down-stream” technical design requirements
- Support Commercial/Sales team through generation of concept designs and presentations for pitch to customers
- Create product intellectual property and patent submissions
- Create test & verification plans for the developed/designed elements and parts
- Interface with manufacturing team and/or external suppliers for new product industrialization
- Support Quality incidents and lead effort in failure analysis/troubleshooting
- Develop solution in support of manufacturing & quality improvement
- Generate documentation, including engineering reports, BOM, technical drawings, design specifications, installation guides for users etc.
Main Requirements:
- 3-5 years of work experience in product engineering design/development and transfer to manufacturing
- Bachelor’s in Engineering (Diploma in engineering with at least 7 years’ experience in product engineering design may be considered)
- Conversant in both English & Mandarin (spoken and written)
- Proficient in CAD Software for 2D drawing and 3D Model application (Solidworks preferred)
- Familiar with Product & CAD Lifecycle Management workflow processes and tools (e.g. Solidworks PDM, PTC Windchill etc..)
- Conversant with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) standards (e.g. ASME Y14.5)
- Knowledge and competence in stack tolerancing, mechanical design analysis and validation based on theoretical calculation (e.g. stress and deformation)
- Knowledge of common industrial plastics, as well as experience in designing parts for plastic injection molding
- Knowledge of common industrial metals, as well as experience in designing parts for using standard metal fabrication & forming processes (e.g. CNC machining, sheet metal deep-drawing & stamping)
- Knowledge in Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFM/DFA)
- Experience in the following areas will be added advantage: (1) Data-center, or Fiber-Optic telecommunication Cable industry, (2) Design of connectors, cable harness and assemblies, (3) Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), (4) Knowledge of statistical methods and Six-Sigma techniques (e.g. DOE, GR&R, SPC, Cpk analysis), (5) Finite Element simulation tools (e.g. Solidworks Simulation, ANSYS Mechanical)
Other Important Notes:
- This role is based in Singapore AFL office
- Candidate is expected to be an independent and pro-active self-starter (e.g. taking initiatives to drive new or improve current way-of-working/processes)
- Candidate will be working with a global team (i.e. North and South America, Europe, UK, APAC)
- As this role requires frequent interactions with international customer and counterparts, candidate must be able to accommodate to work calls and meetings outside normal office hours (due to time-zone differences)
- International travel may be required (up to 20% of the time)
