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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
ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.
Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
- 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.
EOE, Including Disability/Vets
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 only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com. 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.
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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
ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.
Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
- 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.
EOE, Including Disability/Vets
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 only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com. 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.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Electronics & Hardware
- Construction & Real Estate
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote engineering design manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering or a related field
- 5 or more years of engineering design experience with at least 2 years in a management role
- Proficiency in CAD software such as SolidWorks, CATIA, or Creo
- Experience leading cross-functional product development teams through full design cycles
- Familiarity with design for manufacturability, GD&T, and engineering change management processes
- PMP certification or equivalent project management experience is frequently preferred
Tips for Your Remote Engineering Design Manager Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote engineering design manager openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through non-remote listings. Apply as soon as a role appears, since remote postings close quickly.
Document your async design leadership clearly
Remote employers want evidence you can run design reviews, resolve cross-functional disagreements, and move projects forward without in-person meetings. Prepare written case studies that show how you led a design process, not just what the final product was.
Show fluency with remote engineering toolchains
Hiring managers for remote roles check whether you're comfortable in the tools distributed teams actually use: CAD and PLM platforms, shared design review environments, and project management software like Jira or Asana. Name the specific tools you use and how in your application.
Prepare for structured remote interviews
Remote engineering design manager interviews often involve a written or take-home design challenge before the live panel. Practice articulating design trade-off decisions in writing, because remote teams evaluate how well you communicate complex choices to stakeholders who aren't in the room.
Remote Engineering Design Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote engineering design manager job?
Remote engineering design managers are hired most often by remote-first product companies, distributed hardware and software teams, and large enterprises with geographically spread engineering organizations. Employers screen heavily for self-direction, clear written communication, and demonstrated experience leading cross-functional design reviews asynchronously. A portfolio showing end-to-end design ownership, plus fluency with tools like Figma, CAD platforms, and project management software, gives candidates a concrete edge.
Which companies hire remote engineering design managers?
Employers currently hiring remote engineering design managers include Analog Devices, Olsson, and Armstrong World Industries, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Remote openings for this role concentrate at remote-first technology firms, distributed industrial and consumer product companies, and enterprise organizations running multi-site engineering teams.
Can you get a remote engineering design manager job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level roles in engineering design management are harder to land because employers expect candidates to work independently from day one without close on-site oversight. Remote-first startups and smaller product companies are the most open to early-career candidates. Demonstrating async collaboration skills, sharing design project work publicly, and showing you can lead a design process without hand-holding all strengthen an application when direct management experience is thin.
Do you need a degree for remote engineering design manager jobs?
Not always. Remote employers weigh demonstrated design leadership, a strong portfolio, and results from past projects heavily alongside or instead of formal credentials. A degree in engineering, industrial design, or a related field is common among candidates, but employers hiring remotely often care more about whether you can run a design process end-to-end and communicate decisions clearly in writing.
Which industries hire the most remote engineering design managers?
The sectors hiring the most remote engineering design managers are Electronics & Hardware, Construction & Real Estate, and Consulting & Professional Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Those sectors rely on distributed engineering teams working across time zones, making remote design management a practical and increasingly standard operating model.
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