Senior Process Engineer

Molex; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

dental

vision

flexible spending and health savings

life insurance

ADD

disability

retirement

paid vacation/time off

educational assistance

infertility assistance

paid parental leave

adoption assistance

Job summary

Molex in Lisle, IL, seeks a Senior Process Engineer to design and launch manufacturing processes for cables and connectors, lead DFA/DFM, and manage tooling and automation suppliers to deliver a zero-defect ramp.

As part of the Koch companies, Molex values entrepreneurial, customer-focused collaboration and aims to scale robust processes that meet evolving product pipelines.

Qualifications

• BS in Industrial, Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 8 years of experience in manufacturing assembly processes including cutting, crimping, soldering, welding, dispensing, general component assembly, and testing.
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing automation and assembly concept development.
• Experience with machine builders, developing SOWs, qualification plans, equipment acceptance, and mass production rollout.

Responsibilities

• Participate in DFA/DFM activities with cross-functional team and provide feedback.
• Develop manufacturing strategy aligned with product pipeline and project scope.
• Collaborate with equipment vendors during design, development, testing and qualification; contribute to FAT and SAT.
• Participate in equipment design reviews and capture operator, technician, and maintenance observations.
• Improve manufacturing efficiency by analyzing workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
• Calculate production, labor, and material costs; review production schedules; estimate future requirements.
• Keep communication between the plant and front office (BU) up to date and relay plant feedback to cross-functional teams.

Skills

Process engineering

Manufacturing automation

Cross-functional collaboration

DFM/DFX knowledge

Cost and scheduling analysis

Education

BS in Industrial/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Your Job

We are seeking a Senior Process Engineer to develop and launch manufacturing processes for the large pipeline of new cables and connector products. Ideal candidate is a smart, quick, positive, and confident collaborator. As a process engineer, you know the exhilaration that goes along with the first run-at-rate, and you know the pride of building a zero-defect process. If you share our passion for creating value, if you are entrepreneurial and customer focused, we would like you to join our team.

You will work closely with our cross-functional design team and other business partners that build our consumer and commercial products. These parts are getting faster, denser, smarter, and more complex with every evolution. In this role, you will be responsible for setting the manufacturing strategy, designing the production processes, and managing our tooling and automation suppliers as they build and deliver our lines and tooling. The result of your effort will be the flawless launch of a robust manufacturing process capable of meeting our customers' requirements.

Our Team

Molex is a leading global supplier of innovative electronic solutions that create value for our customers and society. We are committed to improving people's lives and making the world a better place. Consumer and Commercial Division (CCS), a division of Molex LLC, builds innovative connectivity products and our manufacturing engineering team develops the manufacturing processes that enable those solutions.

What You Will Do

• Participate in DFA/DFM activities along with cross functional team. Provide manufacturing plant's feedback based on lessons learned and continuous improvement efforts.
• Study the project scope and timeline, put together manufacturing strategy that align with our vision and future product pipeline.
• Work with equipment vendors to during equipment design, development, testing and qualification. Collaborate & apply knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials. Actively contribute to equipment FAT and SAT runs.
• Participate in equipment design reviews. Solicit observations from operators, technicians, maintenance and key members from operations.
• Improve manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
• Provides manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements.
• Keep communication between the plant and the front office (BU) up to date. Be a voice of BU in the plant and bring plant's feedback to cross functional teams.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• BS in Industrial, Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering or Engineering disciplines
• 8 years of experience in various manufacturing assembly processes like cutting, crimping, soldering, welding, dispensing, general component assembly, and testing, inspection criteria after the assembly.
• Experience working with machine builders, developing SOWs, qualification plans, performing equipment acceptance runs, and rolling out the processes for mass production.
• Hands-on working experience in manufacturing automation and assembly concept development.
• Proven ability to understand customer technical needs, specifications and advanced automotive architecture and effectively provide solutions to customers both internal and external.
• Must be able to travel up to 20%, including potential international travel.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with cable and connector assembly processes and automation techniques around these processes
• Strong experience with assembly equipment development, developing specifications and performance criteria for the assembly equipment, and training others on the function and operation for this equipment.

For this role, we anticipate paying $120,000 - $140,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

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

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

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.

Equal Opportunities

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. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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