Senior Product Development Engineer - Advanced Development
About the role
Your Job Molex is seeking an experienced mechanical Senior Product Development Engineer to design our industry-leading high-speed connector and cable systems for our big data and hyperscale customers.
Responsibilities
- Be a team member in a global organization designing and developing leading edge new products and components for the high-speed cable and connector industry.
- Interface with professional cross-functional team members in our signal integrity, manufacturing integration, program management, sales organization, test laboratory, high tech R&D model shop, and senior leadership teams.
- Generate novel intellectual property (IP) related to new technology development.
- Provide guidance and problem-solving skills to related groups within Molex, acting as subject matter expert where appropriate.
- Develop product and application specification documents for testing that meet our customer requirements and general market expectations.
- Present concepts and detailed requirements internally and to customers to obtain support for development of major new products.
- Support Manufacturing and Quality Assurance during product launches and have travel opportunities to visit our manufacturing sites and meet the global team.
- Help lead the organization in identification, evaluation, and implementation of new technologies and methodologies to enable next generation products, improve costs and quality, as well as improve New Product Development (NPD) engineering processes.
- Work with marketing and external customers to help define new project opportunities and strategize on development roadmaps.
- Provide application and technical support to consolidate inputs from marketing, customers, and external consultants into product concepts and detailed requirements.
- Follow all product development steps from concept inception to high-quantity production.
- Retain responsibility for follow-up, documentation, publishing, and expediting all action items of a new product program.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field
- 5+ years experience in mechanical product design and development with proven technical leadership
- Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
- Expert use of Tolerance Analyses
- Experience with advanced parametric 3D CAD systems
- Design experience with products manufactured using some or all of the following processes: progressive die stamping, injection molding, die casting and insert molding
- Experience with new technology development
Qualifications
- Master’s degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or other related engineering field
- Siemens NX experience
- Design experience with high speed, high density connectors, cable assemblies, and interconnect products
- Good understanding and practical knowledge of Six Sigma quality development tools and principles (DOE, FMEA, etc.)
- Understanding and application of sound project management techniques managing projects to timelines, due dates and deadlines
- Experience with formal research and development (in academia or industry)
Skills
- A sincere drive for continuous learning and application of new knowledge
- The ability to plan and execute projects with minimal direction
- A demonstrated capacity for complex problem-solving
- Competence in communicating technical information to diverse (including non-technical) audiences
- An eager attitude towards tackling new and unfamiliar challenges
Benefits
Molex brings together innovation and technology to deliver electronic solutions to customers worldwide. With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a full suite of solutions and services for many markets, including data communications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, commercial vehicle and medical products.
This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. 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.
Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.
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.
If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.