Senior Engineering Manager – Medical Interconnect Platforms

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

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.