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Molex

Principal Product Development Engineer - Copper Solutions Business Unit

Molex, Lisle, Illinois, United States, 60532

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Principal Product Development Engineer - Copper Solutions Business Unit

Molex is seeking an experienced mechanical principal product development engineer to design our industry-leading high-speed connector and cable systems for the big data and hyperscale customers. In this highly visible engineering position, you will join a team of professionals passionate about delivering the best products in the world to the market. 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 products. What You Will Do

Be a team member in a global organization designing and developing leading edge new products and components for the high-speed cable and connector industry. Interface with professional cross-functional team members in our signal integrity, manufacturing integration, program management, sales organization, test laboratory, high tech R&D model shop, and senior leadership teams. Generate novel intellectual property (IP) related to new technology development. Provide guidance and problem-solving skills to related groups within Molex, acting as subject matter expert where appropriate. Develop product and application specification documents for testing that meet our customer requirements and general market expectations. Present concepts and detailed requirements internally and to customers to obtain support for development of major new products. Support Manufacturing and Quality Assurance during product launches and have travel opportunities to visit our manufacturing sites and meet the global team. Create relationships with senior leadership, cross functional team members and peers through team building activities and growth opportunities operating as One Molex Team. Help lead the organization in identification, evaluation, and implementation of new technologies and methodologies to enable next generation products, improve costs and quality, as well as improve New Product Development (NPD) engineering processes. Provide leadership, support, and guide less experienced team members on multiple NPD projects. Work with marketing and external customers to help define new project opportunities and strategize on development roadmaps. Provide application and technical support to consolidate inputs from marketing, customers, and external consultants into product concepts and detailed requirements. Follow all product development steps from concept inception to high-quantity production. Retain responsibility for follow-up, documentation, publishing, and expediting all action items of a new product program. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field At least 10 years experience in electro-mechanical product design and development with proven technical leadership Experience with product development for electronics industries Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Experience with GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) and concepts Expert use of Tolerance Analyses Experience with advanced parametric 3D CAD systems Design experience with products manufactured using some or all of the following processes: progressive die stamping, injection molding, die casting and insert molding Experience with new technology development What Will Put You Ahead

Master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or other related engineering field Design experience with high speed, high density connectors, cable assemblies, and interconnect products Good understanding and practical knowledge of Six Sigma quality development tools and principles (DOE, FMEA, etc.) Understanding and application of sound project management techniques managing projects to timelines, due dates and deadlines Experience with formal research and development (in academia or industry) For this role, we anticipate paying $140,000 - $180,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. 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.

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