Associate Design Engineer - Leeds, AL

Hubbell Incorporated
United States, Alabama, Leeds
Feb 19, 2025
Job Overview Our Connectors Business Unit in Leeds, Alabama is looking for an Associate Design Engineer who is looking to grow with us and will focus on Medium and High Voltage connectors! In this role, you will have the exciting opportunity to lead and contribute to New Product Development for products in the distribution, substation, transmission, and communication markets. You will be at the forefront of innovation, guiding new products from the initial idea stage all the way through to their successful launch. Additionally, you will spearhead design-to-value projects for medium and high voltage connectors, ensuring our products meet the highest standards. A Day In The Life New Product Development: Lead and participate in cutting-edge new product development projects for medium and high voltage connectors used in distribution, substation, transmission, and communication markets. Collaborate with a dynamic team to bring innovative ideas to life. Commercialization: Drive the commercialization process for new products, from idea generation through to product launch. Ensure new products meet or exceed customer and industry standards, making a tangible impact in the market. Design to Value Projects: Lead innovative design-to-value projects for medium and high voltage connectors. Work with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining or improving product performance. Product Design: Develop and design cutting-edge products, including 3D modeling, prototyping, testing, and validation. Ensure products meet or exceed customer and industry standards. Project Management: Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, quality, sales, and marketing. Ensure products are designed and developed to meet the needs of both internal and external stakeholders What will help you thrive in this role? A strong desire to grow in the field of Engineering. BS in Mechanical (Preferred), Materials, or Electrical Engineering. Prior engineering experience in part/product design. Experience and knowledge in testing and/or product development. Mechanical design background using strength of materials. Experience in FEA, Solid Modeling (Autodesk Inventor), and rapid prototyping is helpful but not required. Experience in Sand Cast, Permanent Mold/Gravity Die Casting, and Plastic Injection Molded Part Design is helpful but not required. Strong analytical skills. Competencies Customer Focus Emotional Intelligence Enabling Execution Initiative and Drive Innovation and Change Leveraging Learning and Feedback Planning, Organizing, and Decision Making Hubbell Incorporated Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently. The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses. We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe. Hubbell Utility Solutions Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible. Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.