Resident Engineer

About the role

Molex is seeking a Resident Engineer to serve as the technical face of Molex at Ford Motor Company. This role involves direct interaction with Ford engineering teams to support cable and connector solutions used in next-generation vehicle architectures.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical liaison between Molex and Ford engineering teams, building trusted relationships and representing Molex onsite at the customer.
• Partner with Ford cable, networking, and vehicle architecture engineers to identify technical needs, solve challenges, and uncover future opportunities.
• Lead technical discussions between Ford engineers and Molex cross-functional teams to drive alignment, decision-making, and successful program execution.
• Support successful launch and execution of cable and connector programs from development through production release and closure.
• Own the cable launch process, including management of required engineering documentation such as DVPR, ESER, SREA, and related customer requirements.
• Collaborate with Molex engineering, quality, program management, and account management teams to ensure effective communication and issue resolution.
• Support quality issue identification, communication, and resolution activities between Ford and Molex teams.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen Molex's competitive position and contribute to future design wins through technical engagement and customer insight.
• Partner with account management teams to support customer strategy, messaging, and growth initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities related to sample management, fulfillment and customer support requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of engineering experience supporting product development, customer programs, manufacturing, or technical customer interactions.
• Experience working directly with customers, suppliers, or cross-functional engineering teams.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information effectively to both internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting automotive OEMs or Tier 1/2 suppliers.
• Experience with OEM engineering systems such as Teamcenter, WERS, or similar product lifecycle management (PLM) and release systems.
• Experience supporting an automotive OEM in a Resident Engineer, Design Release Engineer, Product Engineer, or similar customer-facing engineering role.
• Understanding of vehicle connectivity systems, networking technologies, and electrical architecture.
• Experience supporting cable assemblies, connectors, electromechanical products, or related connectivity solutions.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong customer-facing communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across multiple engineering and business functions.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and issue-resolution capabilities.
• Ability to balance technical depth with customer responsiveness and business objectives.
• Knowledge of connectors, cable assemblies, modules, vehicle electrical systems, networking architectures, or related technologies.
• Experience with CATIA and/or NX CAD software preferred.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced customer environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.