Engineering Manager

About the role

The Product Design Engineering Manager at Molex will lead a team of product design engineers to develop advanced mechanical and electrical connectivity solutions for the automotive industry. Reporting to a Senior Engineering Manager, this role involves driving innovation, resolving technical challenges, improving product performance, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver multiple engineering and product design projects by defining scope, building plans, and managing schedule, budget, and resources to meet committed milestones.
• Apply structured problem-solving techniques to resolve technical challenges, improve product performance, and eliminate waste.
• Establish and continuously improve engineering standards, design practices, and quality processes to increase reliability, manufacturability, and speed to market.
• Identify and mitigate technical and business risks while ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory, safety, and company requirements.
• Analyze team capacity, workflows, and space utilization to improve throughput, reduce bottlenecks, and optimize overall engineering productivity.
• Coach and develop engineers through regular feedback, technical guidance, and career development planning to build a high-performing, contribution-motivated team.
• Enable effective cross-functional collaboration by aligning with manufacturing, quality, and business stakeholders to ensure successful product launches and lifecycle support.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities, implementing solutions, and measuring results against defined business outcomes (e.g., cycle time, cost, quality).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline (e.g., Industrial, Manufacturing, Engineering Technology).
• 5+ years of experience in product design or engineering development.
• Experience providing technical mentoring to engineers.
• Experience with design standards, quality assurance, and process improvement methodologies.
• Proven ability to manage multiple engineering projects, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation.

What Will Put You Ahead

• 10+ years of product design experience.
• 3+ years of formal or informal leadership experience overseeing teams and projects.
• Experience in automotive product design, preferably with electrical connector systems.
• Knowledge of materials (resins, metals) and manufacturing processes such as injection molding, stamping, plating, and assembly.
• Experience driving strategic initiatives or implementing engineering or operational improvements that deliver measurable business results.
• Experience with risk assessment and regulatory compliance in product design or manufacturing environments.

Pay

Compensation details are confidential and not disclosed publicly. For more information, please refer to the hiring philosophy and benefits section.

Schedule

Flexible work arrangements are available based on the needs of the role and the department.