Quality Engineer

Flint Hills Resources; Hudson (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex is seeking a Quality Engineer for our Hudson, WI site, focusing on new product introduction and volume production. You will lead product quality and validation activities, support data-driven improvements, and act as the key link between customers and manufacturing.

Responsibilities include leading AQP processes, coordinating validation projects, and ensuring compliance with quality systems and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of direct quality or validation experience.
• 2+ years experience in a manufacturing environment; high volume or NPI experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead AQP processes, develop product quality criteria, and execute deliverables during new product introduction.
• Serve as a communication liaison between the customer and manufacturing facility.
• Coordinate and lead process validation projects for assembly and inspection equipment and processes.
• Create validation documentation and oversee validation executions.
• Establish Bill of Materials, control prints, drawings, product specifications and test methods.
• Coordinate quality system deliverables including quality events, deviations, MRBs, CAPAs, Batch Records, Inspection Plans, and Certificates of Compliance.
• Lead CAPA investigations and outcomes using data-driven, problem-solving methods.
• Ensure adherence with customer Quality Agreements and other requirements.
• Implement systems and procedures that ensure compliance with Quality and Validation standards.

Skills

Quality

NPI

Data analysis

SAP

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associates degree or higher

Tools

SAP

Job description

Molex is seeking a Quality Engineer for our Hudson, WI site — a focused, fast-moving facility that serves the rapidly growing Optical Connectivity business through New Product Introduction (NPI) and volume production. In this role you will lead product quality and validation activities throughout new product introduction, support and gather valuable process data to aid in volume production improvements and serve as the key link between customers and manufacturing.

In this role, you will support the quality department in a scaling manufacturing environment that produces high-quality optical connectivity products employing fiber termination, die cutting, surface mount electronics, and light assembly technologies. The site offers end-to-end NPI industrialization, high-speed manufacturing capabilities, and serves as a global Center of Excellence for process and automation technologies.

Our Team

At Molex, our goal is to create value for others. We empower every team member to hear, feel and see the quality in every action we take. By incorporating quality into the design of products, processes, and predicting potential quality problems before manufacturing and delivering the product, we can create mutual benefit. The leading task of quality control involves enforcing the use of specified processes and materials, ensuring the qualification of operators and equipment, and making a series of planned measurements to determine if quality standards are being met.

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.

What You Will Do

• Lead AQP processes, develop product quality criteria, and execute associated deliverablesduring new product introduction.
• Serve as a communication liaison between the customer and manufacturing facility
• Coordinate and lead Process Validation projects for assembly and inspection equipment and associated processes.
• Create validation documentation and oversee validation executions.
• Establish Bill of Materials, control prints, drawings, product specifications and test methods.
• Coordinate quality system deliverables inclusive of quality events, deviations, MRBs, CAPAs, Batch Records, Inspection Plans, and Certificates of Compliance.
• Establish quality system deliverables inclusive of quality events, deviations, MRBs corrections, CAPAs, Batch Records, and Certificates of Compliance.
• Lead CAPA investigations and outcomes using data based, structured, problem-solving methodology.
• Ensure adherence with customer Quality Agreements and other requirements
• Implement systems and procedures that assure compliance with Quality and Validation standards. Share best practices and suggest improvement opportunities.
• Development and implementation of statistical incoming and in-process sampling/control plans

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s Degree OR 4+ years of direct Quality or Validation experience
• 2+ years experience working in a manufacturing environment; high volume or NPI experience preferred

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with FDA, international regulations, and/or ISO standards
• Experience navigating and participating in customer or regulatory body audits
• Associates degree or higher
• Knowledge of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP)
• Knowledge of quality tools, such as SPC, design of experiment (DOE), root cause analysis
• Experience with SAP
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, sales, and customers

This position is not eligible for VISA Sponsorship.

In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations.

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.

Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation 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.

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.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.