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Tyco Electronics Ltd. is a leading global provider of engineered electronic components, network solutions, undersea telecommunication systems and specialty products, with fiscal 2008 sales of US$14.8* billion to customers in more than 150 countries.

We design, manufacture and market products for customers in a broad array of industries including automotive; data communication systems and consumer electronics; telecommunications; aerospace, defense and marine; medical; and alternative energy and lighting. With approximately 7,000 engineers and worldwide manufacturing, sales and customer service capabilities, Tyco Electronics' commitment is our customers' advantage.

More information on Tyco Electronics can be found at http://www.tycoelectronics.com/.  (*Includes revenue from the company's former Wireless Systems segment, which will be reported as a discontinued operation beginning in the fiscal third quarter of 2009.)

Come turn our opportunities into your advantage at Tyco Electronics. Tyco Electronics is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Cable Development Engineer 

Tyco Electronics / Medical Products is the world's leading producer of Electronic Interconnect Systems for medical OEM customers. Ours is a dynamic work environment where you can capture every bit of potential and possibility out of your career. We are known by our customers for exceptional quality, innovation and responsiveness. Our products demand density, flexibility and signal integrity previously thought impossible. If you enjoy working in a fast-moving environment that values customer interface at all levels and focuses on developing innovative solutions to customers' design needs, come join our company.

We have an open Cable Development Engineer position at our Wilsonville facility, just 10 miles from Portland, Oregon.  Tyco Electronics / Medical Products offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. For more information about our products, please visit our web site at www.precisionint.com.  We are an EEO Employer Dedicated To Work Force Diversity.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Design and develop new surgical, catheter, patient monitoring, ultrasound, test and measurement, and bulk cable products
• Model and formulate cable design constructions to meet customer's electrical performance requirements
• Apply electrical test results to cable design modeling assumptions to refine cable designs
• Provide cost effective design solutions
• Work with manufacturing process staff to ensure cable designs can be manufactured to  meet customer requirements
• Resolve quality and manufacturing problems associated with design
• Manage New Product Introduction (NPI) for bulk cable products within schedule and performance constraints
• Provide design oversight and review throughout the life cycle of cable product
• Redesign cable products to reduce cost and improve performance
• Provide technical resource for cable performance and reliability to development and manufacturing engineering staff
• Understand and comply with all company rules and regulations
• Consistent and predictable attendance
• Report unsafe conditions and practices to management   

 Minimum qualifications include:

• B.S. in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical, desired) or equivalent experience in a design engineering capacity
• Five or more years of related electro-mechanical design engineering work; cable development desired
• Three or more years of project management experience for a new product design engineering
• Working knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, and cable design principles such that design choices can be made with little or no technical guidance
• Demonstrated aptitude of effective mechanical or electrical design skills including but not limited to frequent use of 2-D and 3-D CAD modeling, GD&T, and prototypes
• Demonstrated history of effective problem solving skills, aptitude of project management skills and effectively managing self and others to meet deadlines
• Demonstration of good written and oral communication skills