Design Engineer

Location: Hamden, Connecticut Posted: 5/18/2026 Location Name: Hamden

Wage: Depends on Experience

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Position Summary: Design Engineer

Location: Hamden, CT

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEM’s globally. Our global headquarters is located in Nashua, NH and we have design, sales and manufacturing locations globally. We are currently seeking a Design Engineer to join our team at Amphenol Spectra-Strip in Hamden, CT.

Responsibilities

The Design Engineer will take requirements from within the business unit and develop designs based on performance, cost and delivery. The Design Engineer will collaborate with manufacturing and engineering teams in US and Asia facilities to achieve business goals and objectives. Must be a hands on, growth-oriented individual who has internal drive to improve current processes and continually support the New Product Development team and manufacturing group worldwide.

• Provide direct support to the New Product Development team.
• Prepare engineering documentation for production and customers.
• Prepares mechanical studies, stack up/tolerance studies, design comparison studies, etc.
• Prepares conceptual studies, designs, reports, and proposals.
• Apply critical thinking approach for exploring new solutions, verifying product requirements, and delivering products to production.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (4-year program).
• Strong interpersonal skills and polished written and verbal communication abilities.
• Highly organized, composed under pressure, and able to manage tight deadlines across multiple projects.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Attention to detail.
  
  

Desired Technical & Professional Competencies

• Experience with new product development and introduction to volume manufacturing.
• Experience with CAD software - SolidWorks preferred.
• Experience with PLM and PDM file management software – Windchill preferred.
• Ability to absorb and synthesize large data pools to derived result insights.
• Adaptability, willingness to embrace change, and enthusiasm for tackling challenges.
  
  

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin. For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/