Cable Design Senior Engineer

At Prysmian Group we offer our employees opportunities to sharpen their skills every day through rich assignments focused performance-driven training and a highly interactive relationship-driven team environment. Our employees are exposed to a wide range of experiences and are encouraged to express their ideas for continuous improvement.

Overview:

Prysmian Group is seeking a people-oriented and change management champion to support our HV Cable business. As a HV Cable Design Engineer you will be reporting directly to the director of the HV Cable Design and Development Engineering group in Abbeville and will be integral to the continued success as well as the future growth of our customers. Your role will interact with the business plants and customers in order to understand the requirements for the products and our ability to produce.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Create/maintain product designs and costs and general product data sheets/drawings.
• Review customer/industry specifications to determine capability of the Prysmian group facilities to meet the requirements
• Utilize the in-house cable design tools (Cable Builder and/or Common Analisi) to create BOMs and routings for manufacturing of Prysmian Group products at its facilities
• Utilize in-house ERP systems (HFA/SAP) to review and maintain material master data
• Develop and analyze costs for quotations/production. Develop benchmarking analysis when requested for comparisons between facilities
• Interaction with Commercial and Manufacturing personnel for processing requests in the most expeditious manner
• Maintain in Design system(s) all process guidelines (such as TIs SOPs and FODs) with all current prescribed changes and ensure strict adherence for design requirement.
• Maintain and update products lines when necessary.
• Evaluate and propose innovative ideas for new products and product enhancements.
• Provide ideas/track Design to Cost projects.
• Act constructively as a team player on technical teams supporting special projects to improve production efficiencies continuous improvement and product and process development.
• Provide the Technological function with required assistance for process and product development
• Maintain strong operating knowledge of appropriate industry standards and including all updates as well as ICEA UL CSA and other certification listings
• Prepare design documentation for factory level experimental trials/product development concerning new compound implementation and associated cable products.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent engineering experience
• Minimum of 2 - 4 years of related design experience in manufacturing environment
• Power Distribution experience strongly preferred
• HV/EHV and Wiring/Cable experience preferred
• Outstanding ability to communicate (verbally and in writing) with shop floor associates peers and upper management
• Strong Analytical and Problem-solving abilities
• Technical writing skills required
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft tools (Excel PowerPoint Word Access)
• Computer literate
• Self-starter who can work independently or in a collaborative team environment
• Ability to work under minimal supervision
• Attention to detail and ability to drive projects

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Works out of a normal office environment with standard office equipment available.
• Will be required to sit bend kneel squat use keyboard read write and speak fluently.
• Employee will regularly be required to lift and carry objects of 10-25 pounds as needed.
• Employee will occasionally be required to lift and carry objects of 25-30 pounds as needed.
• Employee will be required to work productively and cooperatively in a high-volume fast paced highly pressured environment and be able to respond efficiently and courteously to unanticipated problems and crisis.
• This role is not typically exposed to adverse environmental conditions except excessive eye strain and possible lifting injuries
• When travel is necessary will be exposed to typical travel environment and surroundings

Prysmian as an Equal Opportunity Employer aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds skills and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent where people feel respected included and free to fully express their potential just as they are.

All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race ethnicity religion nationality origin citizenship status socio-economic status age sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status disability military service or veteran status pregnancy parental leave medical conditions or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Visit our DE&I Page to learn more about Prysmians commitments.

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