Your Job

We are currently building our in-house Engineering staff and are looking for a talented Product Development Engineering Manager to join our team. If you are looking for a way to accelerate your career and be part of a great company, this may be the opportunity for you.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead other design engineers with electrical connector product development activities as well as modifications and extension activities for legacy products.

Our Team

You may not see our name on the shelves, but our electronic solutions are inside the products you use every day. We work together with the world’s innovators to design and manufacture electronic solutions that solve complex technical challenges.

What You Will Do

Concept Design and Development

• Supervise other design engineers with all product development phases required to bring product concepts into production as defined by the Molex New Product Development Process (NPD).
• Oversee creation of presentation material for internal and customer design reviews.
• Insure creation of product drawings in compliance with Molex Drawing Standard and accepted GD&T methodology.
• Supervise the development of product Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) to help identify and eliminate potential product failures.
• Insure compliance to engineering change requests (ECR) per document control procedures.
• Insure effective Interfacing of engineering team with internal departments (manufacturing, quality, lab, sales and marketing) as well as suppliers and customers, in support of all product development activities.
  
  
  

Design Verification & Product Validation

• Insure adequate development of design validation plan & report (DVP&R) documentation.
  
  
  

Production Support

• Lead product engineers with internal & customer 8D resolution activities.
  
  
  

Staff Development

• Mentor engineers by providing guidance on proper design selection and analysis techniques.
• People management: Team building, hiring, performance review, career path development
• Supports and practices Molex's guiding principles and Market Based Management philosophy.
  
  
  

Duties

Other Duties

• Some travel may be required.
• Performs other work related duties as required by management.
  
  
  

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent science degree
• 8+ years of design experience of mechanical or electro mechanical products.
• Proven leadership experience with some supervisory experience.
  
  
  

What Will Put You Ahead

Integrity & Stewardship, Compliance

• Thinks about and does what is right, regardless of the consequences
• Raises concerns or asks questions when something doesn’t seem right, even when it’s difficult
• Always keeps commitments
  
  
  

Entrepreneurship:

• Works on things that matter (and knows why they matter).
• Acts with a sense of urgency to capture opportunities or deal with problems
• Envisions long-term implications of decisions
  
  
  

Knowledge & Change:

• Invites, values, and seriously considers different ideas, opinions, and points of view
• Disagrees (constructively) when it may lead to a better way
• Drives and leads change
  
  
  

Humility & respect:

• Willingly admits mistakes, failures, and shortcoming
• Gives credit appropriately
• Provides timely, honest feedback even when it’s difficult
  
  
  

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. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are

At Molex, we not only employ some of the most talented people from all over the world, we work to help cultivate tomorrow's breakthroughs. From our corporate headquarters in Lisle, IL to manufacturing floors around the world, the Molex team is dedicated to helping further the limits of technology.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.