Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

Reporting to Sr. NDP Manager, you will be responsible for …

About the job:

• Independently lead new SPD development project to ensure on time, on cost and on quality product launch as project manager and NPD Engineer
• Drive product design from conceptual stage to design frozen, process frozen, product validation and mass production
• Work out accurate product cost by analyzing BOM, process and tooling with inputs from manufacturing engineer, process engineer and quality engineer to ensure enough product profitability
• Conduct technical and cost feasibility for new business opportunities
• Design overvoltage protection SPD modules as per customer requirements
• Conduct mechanical design by using 2D&3D software and injection molding technology
• Review customer’s circuit protection design and provide manufacturable & cost-effective solution
• Use tools such as FMEA and Risk Analysis as a proactive method to help identify and counter weak points in the product design
• Track new product trial run and work out process flow
• Summarize Lessons Learned documents after project completion

About you:

• Bachelor degree or above in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering (prefer)
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Mechanical design, prefer have experience on Surge Protection Device (SPD) development and varistor development
• 3D/2D software skills, such as Solid Edge/ProE/SolidWorks; Inventor is a plus
• Be familiar with injection molding housing design and GD&T
• Rich field application knowledge on electronic components, like Varistor, GDT, Inductor, Sidactor and TCO etc.
• Able to independently lead new projects with proven management experience
• Good communication and teamwork skills with the ability to act as a project leader to drive cross-functional teams to ensure new product launch timely
• Good English in both oral and written.

Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values – Customer Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Results Driven – supports us on our mission to improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance of our customers’ products and systems.

We are an equal opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference – everywhere, every day.

We offer a competitive salary package and a variety of benefits, including Term Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Critical Illness and Medical insurance (plus retirement benefits in Japan) as well as development opportunities like internal Lean Six Sigma Certification.