Product Design Lead Jobs in Pennsylvania
Product Design Lead jobs in Pennsylvania are open across Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg and other Pennsylvania metros, with employers like Molex, Duolingo, and Lutron Electronics hiring at every experience level. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Your Job
Are you looking to make a connection to your career? Come to Molex where we create connections for life. We use innovation, engineering excellence, commitment to quality and reliability and superior customer experience to improve communication, elevate experiences, and engage and inspire people everywhere.
Our Enterprise Solutions business customizes high-speed connectors, cables, and systems within our Datacom Specialty Solutions Division.
As a Senior Product Design Engineer, you will be responsible for leading and contributing to the design and development of high-speed connectors, cables, and systems within our Copper Solutions enterprise division team. In this role you will provide technical expertise in connector, cable design for the exponentially growing data storage systems and telecommunications market. This will be a cross functional role where you will work with marketing, manufacturing, electrical engineering, quality, software, etc.
What You Will Do
- Lead the design and development of electromechanical products or connectors, ensuring compliance with industry standards and customer requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including electrical engineers, PCB designers, Sourcing, and manufacturing engineers, to ensure seamless integration of mechanical components.
- Perform detailed analysis and evaluation of product designs, utilizing tools such as Finite Element Analysis (FEA), DFM, NUDD and TA to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
- Conduct feasibility studies and risk assessments to identify potential design limitations and propose effective solutions.
- Perform engineering calculations, simulations, and analyses to validate design concepts and optimize product performance.
- Collaborate with vendors and suppliers to source components and materials, ensuring compliance with cost and quality targets.
- Conduct thorough testing and validation of prototypes, analyzing test data and implementing design improvements as necessary.
- Follow NPI and PDP process to develop and implement new products per industry standards on time.
- Collaborate closely and directly with customer engineering during product development lifecycle.
- Provide application and technical support to consolidate inputs from product management team, customers, and external consultants into product concepts, prototype sample builds and detailed requirements.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, assisting in their professional development.
- Stay updated with the latest industry trends and advancements, incorporating innovative technologies and methodologies into product designs.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
- 8+ years of experience in Product Design Engineering in electronic components
- Experience with welding, stamping, plating, or plastic injection molding/insert molding, and connector and cable harness assembly
- Experience in leading the design for volume manufactured products
- Experience in DFM, DFMEA, validation and qualification for high volume products.
- Experience in working with suppliers and materials selection
- Experience working with complex supply chain and global manufacturing
- Working knowledge in Tolerance Analysis studies, Data Analysis, preferably using Excel, Minitab, Eztol and/or Power BI
- Proficiency in CAD, preferably in NX, Team Center
What Will Put You Ahead
- Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Six Sigma training/certification
- Experience designing high-speed interfaces, cable and board mount connectors
- Twinax termination, PCB surface mount and compression technologies
- Design Board launches (EON, SMT, compression, etc.)
- High Density Board termination rework process
- Experience with DVP testing
For this role, we anticipate paying $120,000-$150,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
Your Job
Are you looking to make a connection to your career? Come to Molex where we create connections for life. We use innovation, engineering excellence, commitment to quality and reliability and superior customer experience to improve communication, elevate experiences, and engage and inspire people everywhere.
Our Enterprise Solutions business customizes high-speed connectors, cables, and systems within our Datacom Specialty Solutions Division.
As a Senior Product Design Engineer, you will be responsible for leading and contributing to the design and development of high-speed connectors, cables, and systems within our Copper Solutions enterprise division team. In this role you will provide technical expertise in connector, cable design for the exponentially growing data storage systems and telecommunications market. This will be a cross functional role where you will work with marketing, manufacturing, electrical engineering, quality, software, etc.
What You Will Do
- Lead the design and development of electromechanical products or connectors, ensuring compliance with industry standards and customer requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including electrical engineers, PCB designers, Sourcing, and manufacturing engineers, to ensure seamless integration of mechanical components.
- Perform detailed analysis and evaluation of product designs, utilizing tools such as Finite Element Analysis (FEA), DFM, NUDD and TA to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
- Conduct feasibility studies and risk assessments to identify potential design limitations and propose effective solutions.
- Perform engineering calculations, simulations, and analyses to validate design concepts and optimize product performance.
- Collaborate with vendors and suppliers to source components and materials, ensuring compliance with cost and quality targets.
- Conduct thorough testing and validation of prototypes, analyzing test data and implementing design improvements as necessary.
- Follow NPI and PDP process to develop and implement new products per industry standards on time.
- Collaborate closely and directly with customer engineering during product development lifecycle.
- Provide application and technical support to consolidate inputs from product management team, customers, and external consultants into product concepts, prototype sample builds and detailed requirements.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, assisting in their professional development.
- Stay updated with the latest industry trends and advancements, incorporating innovative technologies and methodologies into product designs.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
- 8+ years of experience in Product Design Engineering in electronic components
- Experience with welding, stamping, plating, or plastic injection molding/insert molding, and connector and cable harness assembly
- Experience in leading the design for volume manufactured products
- Experience in DFM, DFMEA, validation and qualification for high volume products.
- Experience in working with suppliers and materials selection
- Experience working with complex supply chain and global manufacturing
- Working knowledge in Tolerance Analysis studies, Data Analysis, preferably using Excel, Minitab, Eztol and/or Power BI
- Proficiency in CAD, preferably in NX, Team Center
What Will Put You Ahead
- Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Six Sigma training/certification
- Experience designing high-speed interfaces, cable and board mount connectors
- Twinax termination, PCB surface mount and compression technologies
- Design Board launches (EON, SMT, compression, etc.)
- High Density Board termination rework process
- Experience with DVP testing
For this role, we anticipate paying $120,000-$150,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
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Product Design Lead Job Market in Pennsylvania
A snapshot from current Pennsylvania openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Molex7
- Duolingo3
- Lutron Electronics3
- Urban Outfitters3
- ZS3
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing11
- Technology & Software11
- Electronics & Hardware10
- Consulting & Professional Services5
- Energy5
What Pennsylvania Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in product design lead jobs across Pennsylvania.
- 5 or more years of product design experience with at least 2 in a senior or lead role
- Proficiency in Figma for design, prototyping, and design system management
- Experience leading or mentoring a team of product or UX designers
- Demonstrated ability to ship end-to-end product experiences in an agile environment
- Strong background in user research methods and translating insights into design decisions
- Bachelor's degree in interaction design, human-computer interaction, or a related field
Product Design Lead Jobs in Pennsylvania: Frequently Asked Questions
How many product design lead jobs are there in Pennsylvania?
There are 45+ product design lead openings in Pennsylvania on Migrate Mate as of June 2026, with the most roles in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg. New positions post regularly as employers across Pennsylvania hire.
How much do product design leads make in Pennsylvania?
Product design leads in Pennsylvania earn a median of about $82,610 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $48,360 for the lowest 10% to over $131,680 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which Pennsylvania cities have the most product design lead jobs?
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg have the most product design lead openings in Pennsylvania right now, with additional roles spread across smaller metros statewide.
Which companies hire product design leads in Pennsylvania?
Employers hiring product design leads in Pennsylvania include Molex, Duolingo, and Lutron Electronics, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026.
Are there remote product design lead jobs in Pennsylvania?
Yes. About 24% of product design lead openings tied to Pennsylvania are remote or hybrid as of June 2026. The rest are on-site roles based in Pennsylvania metros.
How do I apply for product design lead jobs in Pennsylvania?
You can apply to product design lead jobs in Pennsylvania directly on Migrate Mate. Search the listings above, find roles that match your experience and preferred Pennsylvania location, then apply to each one that fits.
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