Senior R&D Engineer, Specialty Cables and Conductors

Location: Taunton, MA (Onsite)

Imagine starting your day by stepping onto a manufacturing floor where new cable designs move from concept to reality, then heading to the lab to fine-tune prototypes, and closing the day aligning stakeholders around the next certification milestone. That’s a typical rhythm for this role at Prysmian Group—the global leader in energy and telecom cable systems with 30,000 colleagues across 50+ countries.

As a key member of our Research & Development organization supporting the Specialty Cables business, you will own end‑to‑end product development—advancing innovation, driving cost and process optimization, and ensuring regulatory compliance that enables successful commercialization.

What you’ll do

• Shepherd new and upgraded wire and cable designs through manufacturing trials, lab validation, and market launch.
• Assess plant readiness and process capability for new product introduction; plan and run pilot and full-scale experimental builds.
• Develop prototypes and author comprehensive test plans for internal labs and accredited third-party agencies.
• Lead product qualifications with UL, ETL, CSA, and other certifying bodies; manage documentation and timelines.
• Translate design intent into manufacturable solutions (first-time-right/DFM) and standardize learnings.
• Drive cost-reduction initiatives with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Purchasing to meet business targets.
• Collaborate with Materials Laboratories to vet and qualify polymers, compounds, and novel technologies.
• Guide industrialization and ramp-up in operations, monitoring KPIs and mitigating risk during launch.
• Track milestones within a formal stage-gate framework and communicate progress to cross-functional partners.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Polymer Science, Materials Science, or a closely related technical field.
• 5+ years in wire and cable product development, industrial/application engineering, or similar manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of polymer materials, compounding, and processing methods.
• Hands-on experience with regulatory qualifications and external certifications.
• Proven success running projects through a stage gate process.

Proficiencies

• Product design experience
• CSA certification
• ETL certification
• Material qualification
• New Product Implementation / New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Polymers
• Product development
• Stage gate
• UL certification
• Wire and cable
• Third party testing

Why Prysmian

From underground and submarine power to optical fiber connectivity, our products energize and connect the world. Wherever you’re based, your work helps transform how people live and communicate.

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