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At TE Connectivity, we help build the technologies that keep the world connected. As a global leader in connectivity and sensor solutions, we partner with customers across industries to develop innovative products that power transportation, industrial, medical, energy, aerospace, and data infrastructure applications.
The Digital Data Networks department is seeking an experienced Staff R&D Product Development Engineer to lead the development of next-generation high-speed connector and interconnect solutions for data center, AI, compute, storage, and networking applications. This role is responsible for driving product development from concept through production release, translating customer requirements into innovative engineering solutions, and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-performance products.
The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in connector design and new product development with a strong understanding of Signal Integrity (SI) principles and high-speed interconnect technologies.
Role and Responsibilities
Product Development & Technical Leadership
- Lead new connector development projects from concept through prototyping, validation, qualification, and production release.
- Translate customer and system requirements into product specifications, connector architectures, and engineering solutions.
- Design and optimize connector systems, including contacts, housings, grounding structures, materials, and tolerance requirements.
- Evaluate design tradeoffs related to electrical performance, mechanical performance, reliability, manufacturability, scalability, and cost.
- Conduct design reviews, DFMEA activities, design verification, qualification testing, and technical problem-solving.
- Identify technical risks and implement corrective actions and design improvements.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering team members.
High-Speed Connector & Signal Integrity Development
- Apply Signal Integrity fundamentals, including impedance control, insertion loss, return loss, crosstalk, grounding, and shielding considerations.
- Optimize connector performance through understanding of contact geometry, dielectric materials, PCB interfaces, and pin assignments.
- Partner with Signal Integrity engineers to review simulation data, measurement results, and electrical performance requirements.
- Balance SI performance requirements with manufacturing, reliability, and cost objectives.
- Support development of products aligned with emerging industry standards, including PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, and other next-generation interfaces.
Design Validation & Manufacturing Support
- Develop and execute design verification and qualification plans.
- Lead prototype builds, testing activities, failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and design optimization efforts.
- Collaborate with manufacturing and tooling teams to ensure robust designs suitable for high-volume production.
- Apply knowledge of connector manufacturing processes, including stamping, injection molding, plating, assembly, and automation.
- Support product industrialization, qualification, and production ramp-up activities.
Customer & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work directly with customers and internal stakeholders to understand technical requirements and future interconnect needs.
- Recommend and develop connector solutions based on application and system requirements.
- Collaborate closely with Signal Integrity, Manufacturing, Tooling, Quality, Product Management, Operations, and Supplier Engineering teams.
- Support customer design reviews, prototype evaluations, qualification efforts, and issue resolution.
- Communicate technical decisions, project status, risks, and development progress to stakeholders.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline.
- Minimum 7 years of engineering experience, preferably in connector, interconnect, or electromechanical product development.
- Proven experience leading new product development projects from concept through production release.
- Strong background in connector design for high-speed data communication, data center, server, storage, networking, or AI infrastructure applications.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams throughout the product lifecycle.
Skills
Technical Skills
- Connector architecture and mechanical design.
- GD&T, tolerance analysis, material selection, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
- Understanding of connector components, contact systems, housing structures, grounding concepts, and PCB interfaces.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes including stamping, molding, plating, assembly, and automation.
- Signal Integrity fundamentals, including:
- Impedance
- Insertion loss
- Return loss
- Crosstalk
- Dk/Df
- Grounding and shielding
- Familiarity with high-speed interconnect technologies such as PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, and related standards.
- Experience working with engineering design and analysis tools such as Creo, SolidWorks, ANSYS, or equivalent.
Professional Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple complex technical projects independently.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to mentor and guide other engineers.
Other Information
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing high-speed board-to-board, board-to-cable, card-edge, backplane, or internal I/O connectors.
- Experience with 112G/224G PAM4 and next-generation high-speed interconnect technologies.
- Experience optimizing contact geometry, grounding structures, dielectric materials, and pin assignments for electrical performance.
- Proven success taking products through the full development lifecycle, from concept and prototype through tooling and mass production.
- Experience working directly with customers in data center, server, storage, networking, or AI infrastructure markets.
- Patents, invention disclosures, or demonstrated innovation in connector and interconnect technologies are highly desirable.
Travel Requirements
- Ability to travel approximately 10% to 25% as needed.
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).
COMPENSATION
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $145,300 - $217,900 (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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At TE Connectivity, we help build the technologies that keep the world connected. As a global leader in connectivity and sensor solutions, we partner with customers across industries to develop innovative products that power transportation, industrial, medical, energy, aerospace, and data infrastructure applications.
The Digital Data Networks department is seeking an experienced Staff R&D Product Development Engineer to lead the development of next-generation high-speed connector and interconnect solutions for data center, AI, compute, storage, and networking applications. This role is responsible for driving product development from concept through production release, translating customer requirements into innovative engineering solutions, and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-performance products.
The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in connector design and new product development with a strong understanding of Signal Integrity (SI) principles and high-speed interconnect technologies.
Role and Responsibilities
Product Development & Technical Leadership
- Lead new connector development projects from concept through prototyping, validation, qualification, and production release.
- Translate customer and system requirements into product specifications, connector architectures, and engineering solutions.
- Design and optimize connector systems, including contacts, housings, grounding structures, materials, and tolerance requirements.
- Evaluate design tradeoffs related to electrical performance, mechanical performance, reliability, manufacturability, scalability, and cost.
- Conduct design reviews, DFMEA activities, design verification, qualification testing, and technical problem-solving.
- Identify technical risks and implement corrective actions and design improvements.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering team members.
High-Speed Connector & Signal Integrity Development
- Apply Signal Integrity fundamentals, including impedance control, insertion loss, return loss, crosstalk, grounding, and shielding considerations.
- Optimize connector performance through understanding of contact geometry, dielectric materials, PCB interfaces, and pin assignments.
- Partner with Signal Integrity engineers to review simulation data, measurement results, and electrical performance requirements.
- Balance SI performance requirements with manufacturing, reliability, and cost objectives.
- Support development of products aligned with emerging industry standards, including PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, and other next-generation interfaces.
Design Validation & Manufacturing Support
- Develop and execute design verification and qualification plans.
- Lead prototype builds, testing activities, failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and design optimization efforts.
- Collaborate with manufacturing and tooling teams to ensure robust designs suitable for high-volume production.
- Apply knowledge of connector manufacturing processes, including stamping, injection molding, plating, assembly, and automation.
- Support product industrialization, qualification, and production ramp-up activities.
Customer & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work directly with customers and internal stakeholders to understand technical requirements and future interconnect needs.
- Recommend and develop connector solutions based on application and system requirements.
- Collaborate closely with Signal Integrity, Manufacturing, Tooling, Quality, Product Management, Operations, and Supplier Engineering teams.
- Support customer design reviews, prototype evaluations, qualification efforts, and issue resolution.
- Communicate technical decisions, project status, risks, and development progress to stakeholders.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline.
- Minimum 7 years of engineering experience, preferably in connector, interconnect, or electromechanical product development.
- Proven experience leading new product development projects from concept through production release.
- Strong background in connector design for high-speed data communication, data center, server, storage, networking, or AI infrastructure applications.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams throughout the product lifecycle.
Skills
Technical Skills
- Connector architecture and mechanical design.
- GD&T, tolerance analysis, material selection, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
- Understanding of connector components, contact systems, housing structures, grounding concepts, and PCB interfaces.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes including stamping, molding, plating, assembly, and automation.
- Signal Integrity fundamentals, including:
- Impedance
- Insertion loss
- Return loss
- Crosstalk
- Dk/Df
- Grounding and shielding
- Familiarity with high-speed interconnect technologies such as PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, and related standards.
- Experience working with engineering design and analysis tools such as Creo, SolidWorks, ANSYS, or equivalent.
Professional Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple complex technical projects independently.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to mentor and guide other engineers.
Other Information
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing high-speed board-to-board, board-to-cable, card-edge, backplane, or internal I/O connectors.
- Experience with 112G/224G PAM4 and next-generation high-speed interconnect technologies.
- Experience optimizing contact geometry, grounding structures, dielectric materials, and pin assignments for electrical performance.
- Proven success taking products through the full development lifecycle, from concept and prototype through tooling and mass production.
- Experience working directly with customers in data center, server, storage, networking, or AI infrastructure markets.
- Patents, invention disclosures, or demonstrated innovation in connector and interconnect technologies are highly desirable.
Travel Requirements
- Ability to travel approximately 10% to 25% as needed.
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).
COMPENSATION
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $145,300 - $217,900 (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
- Technology & Software
- Electronics & Hardware
- Non-Profit & Social Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote R&D manager jobs.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, life sciences, chemistry, or a related technical field
- 5 or more years of experience in research and development with at least 2 in a supervisory role
- Demonstrated ability to manage full product development lifecycles from concept through commercialization
- Proficiency with project management methodologies such as Agile, Stage-Gate, or similar frameworks
- Experience with regulatory standards including ISO, FDA 21 CFR, GMP, or GLP depending on industry
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills with a history of aligning R&D goals to business objectives
Tips for Your Remote R&D Manager Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote r&d manager openings from across the U.S. in one place. Search roles by sector or seniority level, then apply directly to the ones that match your background before competition builds.
Show async leadership in your application
Remote r&d employers want proof you can move research forward without real-time oversight. Include specific examples of written project briefs, async decision logs, or technical documentation you produced to keep distributed teams aligned.
Highlight cross-functional remote coordination
Remote r&d manager roles require managing engineers, scientists, and product stakeholders who may never share a building. Name the distributed workflows you have run, the tools you used, and the stage gates you owned without in-person check-ins.
Prepare for structured remote interview formats
Many remote r&d teams conduct panel interviews over video with prepared scorecards, often asking you to walk through a past project end-to-end. Practice narrating your decision-making process clearly, since you won't have a whiteboard or body language to fill gaps.
Remote R&D Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote r&d manager job?
Target remote-first companies and enterprises with distributed product or engineering teams, since those employers have already built the infrastructure for remote r&d leadership. Hiring managers screen heavily for async written communication, the ability to unblock teams without in-person oversight, and experience coordinating cross-functional research across time zones. A portfolio of shipped projects, documented decision-making, and comfort with tools like Notion, Jira, and Slack gives remote candidates a clear edge over equally credentialed applicants.
Which companies hire remote r&d managers?
Remote r&d manager roles are posted by Amgen, TE Connectivity, and Penn State University and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These include remote-first technology companies, distributed medical device and biotech firms, and enterprise software organizations that run product development across multiple geographies.
Can you get a remote r&d manager job with no experience?
Yes, but remote r&d manager roles at the entry level are uncommon because employers expect candidates to operate independently from day one without on-site mentorship. Early-career candidates can open the door by targeting smaller remote-first startups, contributing to open-source or contract research projects, and building a visible record of leading technical work, even informally, that demonstrates self-direction and clear written documentation.
Do you need a degree for remote r&d manager jobs?
Usually, but the degree matters less than the evidence of research output. Remote employers prioritize patents, publications, shipped products, and a history of leading technical teams over the specific credential on paper. Candidates without advanced degrees who can show hands-on r&d leadership, strong cross-functional collaboration, and a clear record of moving projects from concept to completion consistently compete for remote roles.
Which industries hire the most remote r&d managers?
The sectors hiring the most remote r&d managers are Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Non-Profit & Social Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These industries rely on distributed teams spread across different locations and time zones, making remote r&d management both practical and increasingly standard for how they structure innovation work.
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