Summary
Amphenol Communications Solutions, a provider of interconnect solutions for communications, data center, and commercial electronics markets, is seeking a Power Systems Engineer - Level 2. The role supports customer-facing power architecture discussions, translates system-level requirements into connector and cable solutions, and coordinates with internal engineering and manufacturing teams. It also supports specification development, qualification, validation, design-in activities, and industry standards tracking.
Responsibilities
- Engage with customer engineering teams to capture requirements to develop power interconnect solutions
- Translate system-level power architecture (e.g., 800V bus conversion, sidecar or vertical power delivery, busbar distribution) into connector and cable technology requirements to define product development
- Serve as the front-facing technical point of contact for power architecture discussions, presenting connector/cable solution options, trade-offs, and roadmap alignment directly to customer engineering teams
- Partner with product engineering and manufacturing site to develop and deliver power interconnect solutions
- Develop technical requirement documents and specification inputs that drive new product development and design-in activities
- Support qualification, validation, and design-in activities for new power interconnect solutions at customer sites
- Track relevant industry standards and consortia (e.g., OCP, hyperscaler-specific specifications) that shape power delivery and interconnect roadmaps
- Deliver customer and market insight back into internal roadmap and new product development
- Support senior team members in customer engagements
- Build working knowledge of the company's connector and cable product portfolio as applied to power delivery use cases
Skills
- At minimum Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related engineering technical field
- Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of experience in power connector, systems engineering, or a closely related discipline
- Master's degree with 1+ years of experience in power connector, systems engineering, or a closely related discipline
- Foundational understanding of connector development and power architecture concepts
- Ability to read and interpret system-level requirements and specifications
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable participating in customer-facing meetings alongside senior colleagues
- Direct exposure to data center power architecture with strong critical thinking skills
- Familiarity with the connector and cable industry landscape and their power interconnect product lines
- Working knowledge of Open Compute Project (OCP) standards
- Experience/exposure to Creo 3D CAD software
- Exposure to power integrity simulation or analysis tools
- Experience presenting technical content directly to customer engineering and program teams
Qualifications
Must Haves
- At minimum Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related engineering technical field
- Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of experience in power connector, systems engineering, or a closely related discipline
- Master's degree with 1+ years of experience in power connector, systems engineering, or a closely related discipline
- Foundational understanding of connector development and power architecture concepts
- Ability to read and interpret system-level requirements and specifications
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable participating in customer-facing meetings alongside senior colleagues
Nice to Haves
- Direct exposure to data center power architecture with strong critical thinking skills
- Familiarity with the connector and cable industry landscape and their power interconnect product lines
- Working knowledge of Open Compute Project (OCP) standards
- Experience/exposure to Creo 3D CAD software
- Exposure to power integrity simulation or analysis tools
- Experience presenting technical content directly to customer engineering and program teams
Benefits
- Opportunity for career growth within a global organization