Product Development Engineer-Rollable Ribbon, Cable

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Job Title: Product Development Engineer-Datacenter 

Location: Shared locations between Catawba and Claremont, North Carolina

General Overview:

At the furthest frontiers of innovation, CommScope Datacenter Solutions is committed to helping our partners and customers think bigger, build better  and evolve smarter in their datacenter and central office connectivity strategies. As the collaborative, go-to authority for high-density, low-latency fiber-optic infrastructure, CommScope Datacenter Solutions helps the world’s networks scale up, scale out and scale across. With the global manufacturing capacity to meet customers’ ambitious growth, our solutions help conquer network complexity, accelerate deployments, and deliver long-term evolutionary performance. Together, we help operators stay ahead of evolving AI applications and increasing demands. Onsite flexibility between Catawba and Claremont, North Carolina facilities 5 days a week. 

Our team is expanding and hiring for a Product Engineer in the Research and Development Fiber Cable Engineering group.  The Engineering team provides innovation and support for the various fiber cable families offered by CommScope, including Inside Plant, and Indoor/Outdoor Fiber cables. 

This position will provide the opportunity to work with other cross-functional teams within CommScope, including Product Management, Field Application Engineering, Operations, Procurement, and Quality.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design and implementation of new fiber optic cable products, including development of materials, physical construction, and process optimization in collaboration with other groups.
• Able to manage projects using CommScope's project management system.
• Be a point of contact for both internal and external technical support of fiber optic cable products, to include domestic and international business.
• Responsible for developing, scheduling, and implementing projects.
• Participation in industry standards development.
• Develop cable test plans, analyze the data, and create test reports.
• Routinely display initiative in achieving goals and objectives focused on cost reduction and innovation.
• Support our factories and able to work between our Claremont and Catawba N.C. facilities.

Required Qualifications for Consideration:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in related technical engineering curriculum (mechanical, electrical, etc.)
• Experience working in the Inside Plant fiber optic cable industry with design and manufacturing of intermittent bonded ribbon and intermittent bonded ribbon fiber cable. 
• 5+ years of related experience, preferred. 

Competencies:

• Sound safety and quality principles.
• Strong computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Office products.
• Creative, analytical technical problem-solver.
• Ability to interface with manufacturing employees while coordinating development work in a manufacturing environment.
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, and balance day to day activities with project activity.
• Able to work independently and productively with little supervision.
• Able to work in cross-functional teams.

• Travel required, approx. 4x/year. (international/NAR)

Why CommScope:

CommScope is on a quest to deliver connectivity that empowers how we live, work, and learn. Our employees push the boundaries of communications technology that enables game-changing discoveries like 5G, the Internet of Things, and gigabit speeds for everyone, everywhere. With our unmatched expertise in copper, fiber, and wireless infrastructure, our global clients rely on us to outperform today and be ready for the needs of tomorrow. 

If you want to grow your career alongside bright, passionate, and caring people who strive to create what's next…..come connect to your future at CommScope.

CommScope is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO), including people with disabilities and veterans. If you are seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process, please contact us to submit your request at talentacquisition@commscope.com. You can also learn more about CommScope’s accommodation process and EEO policy at https://jobs.commscope.com/eeo 

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