Senior Engineering Manager

Molex; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Molex, including its Aerospace & Defense Solutions (ADS) division, seeks an engineering leader to drive interconnect product development across cross-functional teams and regions. You will guide design, manufacturing, and quality teams to deliver high-performance connector solutions for demanding environments.

Lead technical direction, mentor engineers, and help shape roadmaps for technology and capability growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, or related engineering.
• Significant experience leading complex engineering and product development.
• Experience using CAD tools such as SolidWorks for design.
• Knowledge of engineering materials including polymers, metals, alloys, and composites.
• Experience applying design-for-manufacturability across machining, molding, stamping, turning, deep-draw, and additive.
• Experience using FMEA, tolerance analysis and structured problem solving.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams across locations.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of innovative products aligned with roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and project teams.
• Support the creation and execution of technology, product, and capability roadmaps.
• Develop engineering knowledge and processes for superior product designs and manufacturing outcomes.
• Design cable, connector, and contact solutions meeting performance, quality, manufacturability, and cost objectives.
• Lead cross-functional design reviews including requirements and manufacturability assessments.
• Translate customer requirements into engineering, manufacturing, quality, validation, and testing specs.
• Perform root-cause investigations and lead corrective actions using established problem-solving methodologies.
• Identify risks early and implement mitigation plans to support project execution.
• Facilitate prototype builds and evaluations with internal/external resources.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Sales, and Marketing on development and commercialization.
• Support customer engagements, quotations, and technical proposals.
• Promote a culture of safety, continuous improvement, innovation and value creation.

Skills

Engineering leadership

CAD (SolidWorks)

Materials knowledge

DFM

FMEA

Cross-functional leadership

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Our Team

You will lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, Sales, and Marketing to develop advanced interconnect technologies and products. This role works across sites, functions, and regions to deliver solutions that support business growth and strengthen Molex's position within targeted medical markets.

What You Will Do

• Lead the design and development of innovative products and technologies aligned with business and technology roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineers and project teams.
• Support the creation and execution of technology, product, and capability roadmaps.
• Develop engineering knowledge and processes that enable superior product designs and manufacturing outcomes.
• Design cable, connector, and contact solutions that achieve performance, quality, manufacturability, and cost objectives.
• Lead cross-functional design reviews including requirements definition, manufacturability assessments, and application of GD&T principles.
• Translate customer requirements into engineering, manufacturing, quality, validation, and testing specifications.
• Perform root-cause investigations and lead corrective actions using established problem-solving methodologies.
• Identify project risks early and implement mitigation plans to support successful project execution.
• Facilitate prototype builds and evaluations using internal and external development resources.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Sales, and Marketing teams to support product development and commercialization efforts.
• Support customer engagements, quotation development, and technical proposal activities.
• Promote a culture of safety, continuous improvement, innovation, and value creation.
• Demonstrate behaviors consistent with organizational values and leadership expectations.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Significant experience developing and leading complex engineering and product development initiatives.
• Experience utilizing CAD tools such as SolidWorks for product design and development.
• Knowledge of engineering materials including polymers, metals, alloys, and composites.
• Experience applying design-for-manufacturability principles across machining, molding, stamping, turning, deep-draw, and additive manufacturing processes.
• Experience utilizing FMEA, tolerance analysis, and structured engineering problem-solving methodologies.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders across multiple functions and locations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience developing interconnect solutions for medical applications.
• Knowledge of medical device quality and regulatory environments including ISO 13485 and IEC 60601.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 and EIA-364 standards.
• Experience with RF, fiber optic, digital, and power interconnect systems.
• Knowledge of EMI/RF shielding and environmental sealing technologies.
• Experience with contact termination, over-molding, and strain-relief design techniques.
• Experience leading globally distributed engineering teams.
• Experience supporting customer-facing technical engagements and supplier collaborations.

Hiring Philosophy

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 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.

Molex's Aerospace & Defense Solutions (ADS) Division delivers mission-critical connectivity, signal technologies, and electronic solutions designed for the most demanding environments. Drawing on decades of engineering excellence and innovation, we support aerospace, defense, space, and other high-reliability markets where performance is essential and failure is not an option.

From enabling next-generation communications and data transfer to providing rugged interconnect and electronic solutions for mission-critical systems, our technologies help customers advance capabilities across air, land, sea, and space. At ADS, we combine deep technical expertise, operational excellence, and a culture of principled entrepreneurship to create value for our customers, communities, and one another.

Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense through innovation, reliability, and purpose-driven solutions.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. 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. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

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.

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