Principal Launch Engineer

Molex; Fremont, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex seeks an experienced Principal Launch Engineer to solve complex design and manufacturing challenges for high-speed connectors and cable systems. You will own detailed analysis, lab testing, and system integration across global teams, driving reliable on-time launches for hyperscale customers.

The role requires 12+ years in electro-mechanical design, strong SI, and hands-on leadership. Flexible location with travel, and a focus on delivering world-class electronic solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Quality Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of electro-mechanical product design and manufacturing with leadership.
• Experience with product development in electronics industries.
• Strong understanding of FEA, GD&T and tolerance analysis.
• Experience with advanced parametric 3D CAD systems.
• Intermediate to advanced signal integrity understanding.
• Experience with progressive die stamping, injection molding, die casting, plating, laser welding, soldering and insert molding.
• Six Sigma background with proven problem solving.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% internationally.

Responsibilities

• Launch leading-edge products and components for high-speed cable and connector technology.
• Interface with cross-functional teams including signal integrity, manufacturing, program management, sales, test labs, R&D, and leadership.
• Lead and own critical problem-solving activities and act as SME where appropriate.
• Present findings and plans to internal teams and customers to support root-cause actions.
• Lead manufacturing and quality assurance during product launches and at sites with the global team.
• Build relationships with senior leaders and teams to operate as One Molex Team.
• Provide guidance to junior team members on problem solving and solutioning.
• Ensure follow-up and documentation of all action items to ensure timely, safe launches.

Skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Electrical/Quality Engineering

Tools

FEA

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Parametric 3D CAD

Signal Integrity

Job description

Your Job

Molex is seeking an experienced mechanical Principal Launch Engineer to help solve our biggest challenges in product design, systems integration, customer architecture, and manufacturing with our industry-leading high-speed connector and cable systems for our big data and hyperscale customers. These high-tech, leading-edge components are critical for the data superhighways infrastructure we use every day. Here at Molex, we are leading the industry with our smart data solutions that solve our customers' toughest challenges. In this highly visible engineering position, you will join a team of professionals who are passionate about delivering the best products in the world to the market.

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.

As Principal Launch Engineer with the CSBU IO Engineering team your primary focus will be to solve our toughest product-related challenges, on our top projects to help the team drive our products reliability faster to the market while we launch our next-generation high-speed connectors and cables. You will be joining a large organization of multi-cross functional team members to interact with; you will partner with them to solve some of toughest challenges. Your role will be the owner of detailed analysis, troubleshooting, product design knowledge, laboratory test knowledge, system design knowledge, intimate customer system application requirement knowledge, bridging this detailed knowledge with us to our manufacturing process and capabilities to help drive the team to reliably deliver our product on time.

Successful applicants must exhibit the following characteristics:

• Dynamic problem-solving skills, curiosity, persistence to get to true root case
• A demonstrated strong capacity for complex problem-solving – Software, Mechanical, Electrical and production manufacturing
• Competence in communicating technical information to diverse (including non-technical) audiences to drive actionable outcomes
• A sincere drive for continuous learning and application of new knowledge
• The ability to plan and execute projects with minimal direction
• An eager attitude towards tackling new and unfamiliar challenges
• A leader who can pull teams together, lead & drive actions & positive outcomes

The location for this role is flexible between Lisle IL, Conway Arkansas, or Freemont California – remote potential for right candidate.

What You Will Do

• Be a team member in a global organization helping to successfully launch our leading-edge new products and components for the high-speed cable and connector industry. These may include high-speed connectors, connector cable assemblies, PCBA’s and other interconnect products.
• 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.
• Lead & Own critical problem-solving activities within Molex, acting as subject matter expert where appropriate, but ultimately the central hub linking the groups together to solve issues.
• Present findings, learnings, and plans internally and to customers to obtain support for changes that may come from the root cause analysis and problem-solving outcomes.
• Lead Manufacturing and Quality Assurance during product launches issues travel spend time during critical launches at our manufacturing sites with the global team
• Create relationships with senior leadership, cross functional team members and peers through team building activities and growth opportunities operating as One Molex Team
• Provide leadership, support, and guidance to junior team members on problem solving, and solutioning.
• Retain responsibility for follow-up, documentation, publishing, and expediting all action items of all projects you are working on to solve issues driving Molex to a safe launch
• Be aware of timeliness, need to solve problems and challenges quickly – take decisive decisions with sufficient data but do not pontificate while trying to boil the ocean
• Be fully capable of presenting your findings as required to a customer audience in a clear and concise format for maximum understanding and impact

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Quality Engineering, or a related field
• 12+ years of experience in electro-mechanical product design, manufacturing experience, quality experience and development with proven technical leadership
• Experience with product development in the electronics industries
• Strong understanding of engineering tools including FEA, GD&T and Tolerance Analysis
• Experience with advanced parametric 3D CAD systems
• Intermediate to advanced level of Signal Integrity understanding
• Heavy experience with products manufactured using all the following processes: progressive die stamping, injection molding, die casting, plating, laser welding, soldering and insert molding
• Experience with new technology development and new product launches
• Six Sigma Background in problem solving – Proven track record of problem solving
• Ability to internationally travel up to 50% of the time

What Will Put You Ahead

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering or other related engineering field
• Siemens NX experience
• Design experience with high-speed, high-density connectors, cable assemblies, and interconnect products
• Black Belt in Six Sigma, Shainin Red X
• Understanding and application of sound project management techniques managing projects to timelines, due dates and deadlines

For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000-$300,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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