SR MGR Manufacturing & PROCESS DVL ENGINEERING

TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. The Senior Manager of Manufacturing & Process Development Engineering will provide strategic leadership for Metals Manufacturing Technologies and lead a global team to enhance manufacturing capabilities and drive operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership for Metals Manufacturing Technologies across engineering teams, manufacturing sites, and suppliers
• Lead and develop a global team of Manufacturing and Process Development Engineers
• Build organizational capability through coaching, mentoring, and succession planning
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, quality, supply chain, and business leaders to drive priorities and execution
• Develop and execute global technology roadmaps that support growth, productivity, quality, and operational excellence
• Establish manufacturing standards and best practices for metals manufacturing technologies
• Evaluate emerging technologies, automation, and digital manufacturing solutions
• Prioritize technology investments and support capital planning across the global network
• Serve as the enterprise SME for machining, plating, stamping, and hermetic manufacturing technologies
• Provide governance and technical leadership for manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and controls
• Lead the global technical community and resolve complex manufacturing challenges
• Drive productivity improvements through labor efficiency, cost reduction, automation, and capacity optimization
• Deploy best practices and continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing facilities
• Establish performance metrics and partner with sites to improve manufacturing performance
• Develop global equipment strategies, technology standards, and capital investment roadmaps
• Provide technical leadership for major capital projects, manufacturing transfers, and capacity expansions
• Standardize equipment, tooling, controls, and manufacturing approaches across the enterprise
• Lead manufacturing readiness activities for new product development programs
• Partner with Product Development to optimize manufacturability, quality, yield, and cost
• Support successful product launches through process development and qualification
• Serve as the key interface between engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, and suppliers
• Drive alignment and global deployment of standards and best practices
• Lead initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost improvement
• Manage technical risks, ensure compliance, and apply Lean/Six Sigma problem-solving methodologies

Requirements:

• Due to ITAR regulations, U.S. citizenship or U.S. lawful permanent residency (green card) is required
• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related technical discipline
• Minimum of 12 years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience
• Minimum of 5 years leading engineering teams, programs, or global technical organizations
• Demonstrated success developing and executing manufacturing technology strategies and roadmaps
• Strong experience driving productivity improvement, operational excellence, and manufacturing transformation initiatives
• Experience leading cross-functional organizations in complex global manufacturing environments
• Experience influencing organizational decisions without direct authority
• Strong project and program management capabilities
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with proven ability to influence senior leaders across functions and regions
• Ability to travel globally approximately 25%–50%
• Advanced degree preferred but not required
• Knowledge of machining, plating, stamping, hermetic manufacturing, or similar metals manufacturing technologies preferred
• Experience supporting low-volume, high-mix manufacturing environments preferred
• Aerospace, defense, medical, automotive, or other highly regulated manufacturing industry experience preferred
• Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred but not required