Principal Product Design Engineer - Enterprise Copper Solutions

About the role

Our Enterprise Solutions business customizes high-speed connectors, cables, and systems within our Datacom Specialty Solutions Division. The Principal Engineer at Molex will play a critical role on our team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of cutting-edge next generation products and components for the high-speed cable and connectors
• Partner with customers, vendors, marketing and sales personnel, and other engineering areas during the pre-production stages of new products
• Create original ideas for new products/solutions and develop them into practical and economical models through feasibility studies
• Lead the engineering design evaluation and design proposal to the customer
• Build prototype samples and perform validation
• Provide technical support to the Operations team including Quality and Production for efficiency improvement and safe launch
• Resolve product-related issues to closure and manage the design change process
• Build a deep understanding of the market and customer needs by fostering a connection between the business engineering teams and the customer engineering teams
• Maintain a system level understanding of the customer application and the product design/concept necessary for providing a solution to the customers' expectations

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• At least 15 years in the connector industry
• Expertise in contact physics
• Experience leading new product design efforts
• Expertise in providing technical direction and coaching to a design team
• Design expertise in various board launch and wire termination technologies
• Working knowledge in high density board termination rework process

What Will Put You Ahead

• Six Sigma training/certification
• Experience working with customers in the data storage market
• Experience in NX and TeamCenter
• Geometric dimensioning and tolerance

Pay

We anticipate paying $150,000-$200,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• Retirement
• Paid Vacation/Time Off
• Educational Assistance
• May also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).