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FIELD APPLICATION ENGINEER II

TE Connectivity

El Cajon, CA · HybridJob$97–121K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$97–121K/yr
Location
El Cajon, CAHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Field Application Engineer II supports the Technical Quoting Team by assessing customer requirements, manufacturing feasibility, engineering estimates, and technical risks during quotation and contract review. The role collaborates with Sales, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Program Management to ensure requirements are accurately quoted and transitioned into production. It begins on-site and may transition to hybrid or remote work after successful onboarding, based on business needs and performance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Engineering Drawing InterpretationTechnical Requirements AnalysisEngineering EstimationWork Breakdown StructuresManufacturing ProcessesAssembly OperationsCost EstimationAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingOrganizationCommunicationCross-Functional CollaborationAerospace ManufacturingDefense ManufacturingSubsea ManufacturingIndustrial ManufacturingCable AssembliesElectromechanical ProductsConnectorsTechnical QuotingNRE PlanningContract ReviewIndustry StandardsQualification TestingQuality Management SystemsISO 9001IPC StandardsMIL SpecificationsERP/MRP SystemsEngineering DocumentationProduct Lifecycle Management Tools

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Related3+ Years Engineering or Related Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

FIELD APPLICATION ENGINEER II

Posting Start Date: 11/6/26

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Description:

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in aerospace, defense, subsea, industrial, or other highly engineered manufacturing environments.

  • Familiarity with cable assemblies, electromechanical products, connectors, or similar manufactured products in low-to-medium volume environments.

  • Experience with technical quoting, engineering estimates, NRE planning, or contract review.

  • Familiarity with industry standards, qualification testing, and quality management systems such as ISO 9001, IPC, or MIL specifications.

  • Experience with ERP/MRP systems, engineering documentation, or product lifecycle management tools.

Job Overview

The Application / Industrial Engineer supports the Technical Quoting Team by evaluating customer requirements, assessing manufacturing feasibility, developing engineering estimates, and identifying technical risks during the quotation and contract review processes.

This role works closely with Sales, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Program Management to ensure customer requirements are understood, accurately quoted, and effectively transitioned into production. The ideal candidate has a strong manufacturing or engineering background, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate across functions to solve technical challenges.

Work Location & Flexibility

This position will initially be on-site to support hands-on training, product and process familiarization, relationship development, and integration with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Sales, and Program Management teams. Following successful onboarding and demonstrated proficiency in the role, the position may transition to a hybrid or remote work arrangement based on business needs, individual performance, and the ability to effectively support the responsibilities of the position remotely. Periodic on-site presence and customer travel will continue to be required.

Key Responsibilities

  • Review customer RFQs, engineering drawings, specifications, statements of work, and contractual requirements to assess technical feasibility, manufacturability, and compliance obligations.

  • Support technical quotations by evaluating labor, materials, tooling, manufacturing processes, testing requirements, and associated costs.

  • Develop engineering estimates, including Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) hours, work breakdown structures, and preliminary lead-time assumptions.

  • Leverage historical products, manufacturing data, and previous engineering efforts to improve quoting accuracy and efficiency.

  • Identify technical requirements, assumptions, potential risks, and areas requiring customer clarification prior to quote submission.

  • Review customer purchase orders and contracts to ensure alignment with quoted assumptions and resolve technical discrepancies before order acceptance.

  • Coordinate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Production to validate technical assumptions and execution requirements.

  • Manage customer document revisions, evaluating changes to technical requirements and their potential impact on manufacturing, testing, cost, and schedule.

  • Engage with customers through on-site customer visits and technical discussions, including engagements with ITAR-restricted customers, to support quotations, understand future requirements, and identify business opportunities.

  • Support continuous improvement of quoting and contract review processes through improved estimating tools, standard work, and engineering documentation.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, technical estimating, applications engineering, or a related field.

  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical requirements and translate into engineering estimates and work breakdown structures.

  • General understanding of manufacturing processes, assembly operations, and engineering cost estimation.

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple departments.

COMPENSATION

  • Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $96,800 to $121,000 (subject to change dependent on physical location)

  • Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

  • Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

BENEFITS

  • A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

EOE, Including Disability/Vets

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD

TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity never requests payment or fees from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com . If you receive any suspicious communications, we strongly advise you not to engage or provide any personal information, and to report the incident to your local authorities.

Job Locations:

1700 GILLESPIE WAY

EL CAJON, California 92020

United States

Posting City: EL CAJON

Job Country: United States

Travel Required: 25% to 50%

Requisition ID: 162021

Workplace Type: Hybrid

External Careers Page: Engineering & Technology

TE Connectivity and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and operating units (collectively, the "Company") is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.

How this job compares

Set against the 418 open Applications Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$97–121K/yr
  • California median$129–207K/yr59 salary ranges
  • US median$101–150K/yr235 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $109K, is 39% below the California median midpoint ($178K) — in the lowest quarter of Applications Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 77 open Applications Engineer jobs in California and 418 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Applications Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (298 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 200 of the 418 open Applications Engineer jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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