Development Process Engineer

Job title: Development Process Engineer

About the Role The Development Process Engineer develops and implements cost-effective manufacturing strategies for new products to meet customers’ production and delivery requirements and works cross-functionally with global teams to ensure robust product design and manufacturability in low and high-volume production.

What You'll Do

• Lead a cross-functional team of product, signal integrity, and tooling engineers, along with plant manufacturing engineers, to ensure robust product design and manufacturability for both low and high-volume production.
• Identify design limitations and recommend improvements to meet Design for Manufacturability and inspection standards, enabling successful new product launches.
• Drive early-stage proof-of-concept activities to validate new technologies or design concepts, reducing risk and enhancing profitability.
• Develop manufacturing strategies and manage tooling development to deliver quality products on time and within cost targets, collaborating with product, marketing, finance, and senior leadership using Global Cost Analysis.
• Partner with tooling engineers to transfer processes and equipment to NPI and manufacturing plants, and support debug efforts with plant manufacturing engineers to ensure product performance meets customer expectations.
• Support production plant MEs in ramp up of new products as well as required capacity additions.
• Assist production plants in ramping up new products and expanding capacity as needed.
• Support global manufacturing GLSS initiatives to improve cost efficiency and quality by optimizing manufacturing processes.
• Adhere to and contribute to Molex’s Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, ISO standards, and Environmental, Health, and Safety management systems by following established policies and procedures.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience or training.
• 5+ years of experience in mechanical engineering related to the manufacture and assembly of precision electromechanical components.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes such as molding, stamping, plating, and assembly.
• Experience with synchronous, asynchronous, flexible (robotics) and manual assembly systems.
• Experience debugging and qualifying high-speed assembly equipment as well as manual processes and tooling.
• Ability to develop specifications on automated process and equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret product, tool detail, and assembly drawings.
• Working knowledge of Statistical Process Control and Design of Experiment.
• Experience in tooling cost estimating, quote preparation and project management.

Nice to Have

• Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering
• Experience in connector manufacturing processes ranging from low to high volume production. GLSS green belt certification with successful project accomplishments.
• Knowledge of accounting and business management principles.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: USD 100,000 - 135,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
• Benefits include 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.