Reliability Lab Manager: Lead Testing & Strategy

Molex; Rochester Hills (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Job summary

Molex seeks a Reliability Lab Manager in Rochester Hills, MI to lead a team of engineers, supervisors, and technicians responsible for reliability, environmental, mechanical, and electrical testing that supports product qualification and customer success.

This role partners with Product Development, Quality, Manufacturing, and Customer teams to deliver data-driven insights, drive continuous improvement, and shape long-term testing capabilities for future products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years in reliability engineering, validation, testing, or product qualification environments.
• 3+ years leading technical teams including supervisors and direct reports.
• Experience managing projects, budgets, or cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience with automotive, industrial, electronics, or interconnect product qualification activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop laboratory engineers, supervisors, and technicians to build a high-performing team.
• Provide strategic direction for laboratory operations, resource planning, test scheduling, and capability development.
• Manage laboratory performance through safety, quality, delivery, utilization, and financial metrics.
• Oversee reliability, environmental, vibration, shock, thermal, humidity, mechanical, and life testing activities.
• Support product qualification, design validation, and failure analysis initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership in reliability engineering and accelerated testing.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective action efforts for reliability concerns.
• Develop laboratory strategy, capital plans, and long-term capability roadmaps.
• Collaborate with global lab teams to align equipment and testing methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with ISO standards and EH&S excellence; support audits.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Team leadership

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

Statistical analysis software

Reliability testing equipment

Job description

Molex seeks a Reliability Lab Manager in Rochester Hills, MI to lead a team of engineers, supervisors, and technicians responsible for reliability, environmental, mechanical, and electrical testing that supports product qualification and customer success.

This role partners with Product Development, Quality, Manufacturing, and Customer teams to deliver data-driven insights, drive continuous improvement, and shape long-term testing capabilities for future products.