Cicoil Product Development Engineer

The role

The Product Development Engineer drives new product development from customer inquiry through design, validation, and manufacturing handoff. This role provides technical solutions for custom cable and flat cable assembly applications in aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial markets.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers and the outside sales team.
• Partner with outside sales to develop tailored cable and interconnect solutions.
• Conduct technical reviews of customer specifications and drawings.
• Design custom cable assemblies and interconnect solutions using Autodesk Inventor.
• Develop detailed engineering drawings, specifications, and BOMs.
• Coordinate prototype builds with engineering technicians.
• Conduct or oversee design validation and prototype testing.
• Prepare accurate technical quotes for custom product development.
• Ensure accurate transfer of NPI/APQP documentation to the Manufacturing Process Engineer.
• Collaborate with sales, customer service, production control, and quality.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field
• 5+ years of engineering experience in a product development or applications engineering role within a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated experience executing NPI and/or APQP processes from concept through production release
• Background in technical quoting and cost estimation for custom engineered products
• Experience working directly with customers and outside sales teams to define and develop solutions
• Strong working knowledge of NPI and APQP methodologies and associated documentation
• Solid understanding of electrical and mechanical engineering principles as applied to cable and interconnect design
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes relevant to cable assembly, extrusion, and flat cable production
• Familiarity with industry standards for cable and harness design in aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial sectors
• Working knowledge of Autodesk Inventor or equivalent 3D CAD/modeling tools
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and customer requirements documents

Nice to have

• Experience in cable, wire harness, electro-mechanical assembly, or related product development
• Familiarity with Mil/Aerospace specifications (e.g., MIL-DTL-17, MIL-W-22759, MIL-C-27500)
• Experience with Epicor or similar ERP system

About the company

Cicoil is a company providing custom cable and flat cable assembly applications across aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial markets.