Engineer, Mechanical Design

Your Job

Molex is seeking a dynamic Product Development Engineer – Connector Design to be part of our strong Engineering Team to develop new products that we are bring to market. You will be a part of our Connector Design Team and collaborate with our cross functional team internationally.

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What You Will Do

• Leads design efforts in developing new connectors, cable assembly components, and Networking products for high-speed connectivity and data transmission used in autonomous vehicles and automotive systems. Follow all Product Development Phases required to bring concepts into production with supervision from Engineering Supervisor and Manager. Prepare presentation material for design reviews and customer meetings.
• Evaluate customer requirements to develop technical assumptions and requirements that provides an outline for project scope, planning and quoting activities. Create Design FMEA, execute on risk mitigating actions from the DFMEA, and update the DFMEA accordingly. Responsible for design/product validation plan and report. Supports cross-functional feasibility reviews of new products.
• Prepares information such as design concepts at design reviews and at meetings with customers. Participates and provides value add feedback in customer’s Product Design Team meetings. Provides team and customers with regular status updates. Provides technical support to customers both internal and external. Responds to questions/requests in a timely manner. Problem solving and troubleshooting in the reliability lab, over the phone or at the customer location.
• Confirms product design intent. Performs/Reviews stack studies and other analyses required from the DFMEA to reduce and eliminate failure modes from designs before tool release. Checks manufacturing drawings for completeness and accuracy. Performs engineering tests and submits products for screen and qualification testing in the reliability lab.
• Coordinates new product development, debug and release. Follows all product development steps, supplies tooling groups with necessary drawings for quoting and tool build. Assists and supports manufacturing in the debug process. Responsible for follow-up, documentation, publishing and expediting all action items of a new product program.
• Prepares and follows engineering change requests (ECR) per document control procedures. Supports other engineers in department by checking drawings and provides mark-up for corrections.
• Produces suitable manufacturing drawings that follow the Molex Drawing Standard and employs accepted GD&T methodology.
• Interfaces with internal departments (manufacturing, quality, lab, sales and marketing) to ensure design objectives are met in a timely manner and assists by providing product information, engineering samples and technical advice. Also interfaces with suppliers and customers.
• Supports current product with continuous improvement and supports resolution of customer issues. Always support sustenance activities, co-ordination with manufacturing plant.
• Take part in disposition activities and support global team in measurement data.
• Understand, support, and contribute to current Molex Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, International Standards Organization (ISO) and Environmental, and/or Health and Safety (EH&S) Management Systems by following stated policies and procedures.
  
  
  

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• CAD skills (2D and 3D), preferably in UG NX
• Hands on experience on GD&T, tolerance studies, statistical analysis, DFMEA
• Knowledge in interpreting FEA report
• Design for Manufacturing/Assembly (DFM/DFA) Experience (Plastic, sheet metal, casting)
• Problem solving skills using systematic tools (8D, fishbone, cause/effect diagrams)
• Knowledge of the Product development process
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Microsoft Office products: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project, Visio
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to others
• Exposure in Team Center and Polarion software
  
  
  

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent science degree
• 5 + years of design and product development experience, preferably connectors
  
  
  

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are

Molex is a subsidiary of Koch Industries, an MNC and industry leader in electronic solutions. We support a wide range of industries like data communications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, medical etc. Our presence is in 223 locations across 40 countries. We have a portfolio of 100,000 electronic products and a dedicated R&D facility driving technological innovation in Bangalore. We make a connected world possible to enable technology that transforms the future. Connected Mobility Solutions (CMS), a business unit of Molex, develops innovative products and manufacturing processes around automotive in-vehicle networking, infotainment, and lighting segments. You may not see our name on the shelves, but our electronic solutions are inside the products you use every day. We work together with the world’s innovators to design and manufacture electronic solutions that solve complex technical challenges. From innovative products like high-speed USB and LVDS signaling to mini coax 25Gb+ Ethernet solutions, media modules, Wireless chargers, we design, develop and manufacture products that enable flawless data transfer, electric charging within the next generation of autonomous and connected vehicles. At Molex, we not only employ some of the most talented people from all over the world, we work to help cultivate tomorrow's breakthroughs. From our corporate headquarters in Lisle, IL to manufacturing floors around the world, the Molex team is dedicated to helping further the limits of technology.

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