Senior Design Engineer - Transportation Solutions

About the role

Molex is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will lead development and management of cutting-edge core technologies utilized in new product development, driving high-quality, cost-effective, and competitive products.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product management to develop technology roadmaps around customer needs for new technology and product development.
• Lead management and development of core technologies (building blocks).
• Own a portfolio of design building blocks targeted to be used in product development.
• Lead documentation of project scope, requirements, feasibility, and engineering work plans.
• Lead technical discussions with customers, building relationships on Molex’s technical capabilities and ability to solve problems.
• Lead concept development, ensure designs are manufacturable, cost-effective, and meet requirements.
• Define strategies for risk mitigation and lead DFMEA, FEA, tolerance analysis, and other analytical studies.
• Create feature/product models and drawings using GD&T methodology, ensuring accurate dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Manage the Engineering Change Management (ECM) process and review documentation updates made by less experienced engineers.
• Develop test plans (DVP&R) to validate product performance, analyze results using statistical methods, and perform DOE and Capability Studies.
• Lead root cause analysis for complex issues and provide technical mentoring; lead technical reviews with internal and external teams.
• Lead a team from a technical standpoint. Delegating tasks, monitoring the health of the project, and mentoring others technically.
• Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of product design experience in the automotive industry.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving leadership.
• Experience in creating and maintaining engineering work plans and timelines for the engineering team.
• Strong understanding of resins, metals, engineering tools, processes, and manufacturing techniques such as injection molding, stamping, plating, and assembly.
• Expertise in electrical connector or terminal design.
• Experience providing technical mentoring to less experienced engineers.

Benefits

Our benefits plan includes 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. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.