Project Engineer

Molex Far East South Management Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex Singapore is seeking a Project Engineer to coordinate NPI, product modifications, and capacity expansion projects. You will drive cross-functional planning and manage risks to ensure on-time launches.

The role partners with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and other functions to deliver successful product introductions. You will lead project scheduling, critical path definition, and stakeholder communication while maintaining budgets and timelines across the product

Qualifications

• Coordinate and drive NPI, product modification, and capacity expansion projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure on-schedule delivery.
• Manage project planning, risk, and stakeholder communication throughout product lifecycle.
• Lead and facilitate cross functional teams in planning and execution.
• Define project scope, timelines, and budgets; track progress and escalate issues.
• Review progress and present status updates to management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate cross functional teams in the planning and execution of projects related to New Product Development, Modifications and capacity expansion.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to effectively influence team members, management, and external contacts to drive positive project outcomes.
• Lead and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams for project kick off, project meetings, definition of project scope, objectives, expectations, and deliverables, including project timelines, sample build and budget.
• Initiate, build, and manage overall project schedule (include raw material planning, supply chain management, component and assembly process and machine planning), define critical path, monitor project activities, and hold functional team members accountable to meet agreed deadlines and communicate status report and timely escape critical issues.
• Review project process and provide updated status reports & deck to team members and management.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Project management

NPI coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Business-related degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

SAP

Jira

Job description

Your Job

Molex Singapore is seeking a Project Engineer to coordinate and drive New Product Introduction (NPI), product modification, and capacity expansion projects. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on schedule, meet business objectives, and support successful product launches. You will play a key role in project planning, execution, risk management, and stakeholder communication throughout the product development lifecycle.

Our Team

You will be part of the DSS team, partnering closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and other functional teams to support product development and business growth initiatives.

What You Will Do

• Lead and facilitate cross functional teams in the planning and execution of projects related to New Product Development, Modifications and capacity expansion.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to effectively influence team members, management, and external contacts to drive positive project outcomes.
• Lead and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams for project kick off, project meetings, definition of project scope, objectives, expectations, and deliverables, including project timelines, sample build and budget.
• Initiate, build, and manage overall project schedule (include raw material planning, supply chain management, component and assembly process and machine planning), define critical path, monitor project activities, and hold functional team members accountable to meet agreed deadlines and communicate status report and timely escape critical issues.
• Review project process and provide updated status reports & deck to team members and management.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of project management or project coordination experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) projects.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, SAP, Jira, or similar project management tools.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and drive results in a fast-paced environment.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in a multinational manufacturing environment.
• Background in connector, electronics, or related industries.
• Knowledge of engineering drawings, quality systems, and manufacturing processes.
• Strong presentation, project scheduling, and financial costing knowledge.

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Who We Are

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, drivinginnovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.

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