Overview Paige a GCG company is seeking a Product Design Engineer to develop wire cable connector and related electrical products that meet customer requirements industry standards and manufacturing needs. In this role you will support the full product design process—from reviewing initial requirements and contributing to quotations through creating specifications coordinating with suppliers supporting product testing and maintaining regulatory and environmental compliance documentation. You will work closely with Engineering Sales New Product Development Manufacturing Quality Sourcing customers and suppliers. Your work will help ensure that new and existing products are technically sound manufacturable properly documented and aligned with applicable safety and certification standards. This is a strong opportunity for an engineer who combines hands-on design capability with practical product knowledge attention to detail and the ability to coordinate technical work across multiple stakeholders. The ideal candidate understands wire and cable design principles is comfortable working with technical drawings and specifications and can communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical partners. This is a full-time remote position with a preference for candidates located in the Eastern or Central time zone. The role reports to the Director of Engineering and requires up to 10% travel to customer sites supplier locations manufacturing facilities industry events and other business locations. What You’ll Do Lead assigned product design activities from initial requirements and quotation support through documentation qualification testing and production readiness. Create and maintain engineering drawings product specifications bills of materials purchase specifications and related technical documentation. Apply knowledge of wire and cable products connectors wire sizing materials and industry standards to develop practical manufacturable product designs. Review customer requirements and provide engineering input related to product construction materials compliance testing and manufacturability. Communicate with customers and their engineering quality or reliability teams to clarify technical requirements and support design reviews and product approvals. Identify and coordinate with suppliers to evaluate materials components capabilities availability performance and cost considerations. Develop clear technical and purchase specifications that communicate product requirements to suppliers and internal sourcing partners. Support product evaluations qualification testing quality reviews supplier audits and regulatory or safety listing activities. Gather supplier declarations and supporting records and prepare environmental compliance documentation for Paige products. Maintain accurate product design testing qualification regulatory supplier and compliance records. Coordinate design changes and technical updates while ensuring drawings specifications bills of materials and related documentation remain current. Identify opportunities to improve product design practices documentation supplier coordination quality and internal workflows. Provide technical guidance knowledge sharing or mentorship to less-experienced team members as needed. Perform other duties as assigned. What You’ll Bring Required Qualifications Associate’s degree in engineering engineering technology or a related technical discipline. 3+ years of product engineering design engineering cable engineering or closely related experience. Demonstrated knowledge of wire and cable product design principles. Experience creating reviewing or interpreting engineering drawings product specifications bills of materials and other technical documentation. Experience using AutoCAD or another computer-aided design program. Understanding of how product materials construction manufacturing processes and application requirements affect product design. Ability to apply analytical and engineering judgment to product development and technical support activities. Experience communicating technical information to customers suppliers engineers quality teams manufacturing partners or other stakeholders. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects priorities and deadlines. Careful attention to detail particularly when creating and maintaining technical regulatory and compliance documentation. Ability to work independently under minimal supervision while recognizing when technical concerns or decisions require escalation. Ability to collaborate effectively across Engineering Sales Manufacturing Quality Sourcing Legal and management teams. Proficiency with Microsoft Word Excel Windows and related business applications. Ability to travel up to 10%. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering is strongly preferred. Experience designing wire cable connectors cable assemblies or related electrical products. Strong understanding of wire sizing conductor materials insulation jacketing connectors and other cable construction considerations. Experience applying UL CSA ETL NSF or other safety and certification standards. Experience working directly with product certification or regulatory agencies. Experience supporting product qualification testing environmental compliance regulatory submissions or safety listing activities. Familiarity with supplier qualification factory audits sourcing processes or vendor technical coordination. Experience working in a manufacturing industrial distribution electrical products or engineered products environment. Experience using enterprise resource planning systems to maintain product material or bill-of-material information. What We Offer Competitive base salary ranging from $75000 to $88000 annually depending on relevant experience and qualifications. Comprehensive health coverage with multiple plan options including CDHP and PPO options. Company-paid life and disability insurance. 401(k) with company match. Supplemental insurance options. Generous time off including PTO paid holidays parental leave and compassionate care leave. Wellness and support programs including employee assistance program resources wellness incentives and telehealth. Additional benefits such as dental and vision coverage flexible spending and health savings accounts with company contributions pet insurance legal services and identity theft protection. A people-first culture that values technical expertise collaboration continuous improvement and long-term career growth. About Paige Paige a GCG company has been delivering innovative wire and cable solutions for over 65 years. Serving industries including renewable energy data communications industrial applications irrigation and more we are committed to engineering excellence customer-driven innovation and high-quality products that help businesses solve complex challenges with tailored solutions. Built on a foundation of expertise flexibility and humility we are dedicated to solving customer challenges adapting to their needs and continuously improving. At Paige we remove ego from the equation fostering a collaborative customer-focused culture that drives long-term growth innovation and enduring partnerships. Join us and be part of a company shaping the future of connectivity. About GCG At GCG our mission is to power connect and automate our world. With the responsive DNA of a startup and the size of a global leader we offer top brands and extensive value-added services that make us an invaluable partner to our customers in multiple industry verticals across the globe. We are committed to meeting the needs of our customers while focusing attention on our responsibility to the environment our associates and the communities we serve. Our Use of AI in Recruiting At GCG we use AI technology to assist with our interviews by automating note-taking allowing our hiring teams to focus fully on the conversation. This technology supports efficiency and accuracy in capturing candidate insights during interviews but is not used to evaluate resumes. All resume reviews and candidate assessments are conducted directly by our corporate recruiting team and hiring managers to ensure a thoughtful human-centered approach. 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