Development Process Engineering Manager

Your Job

The Development Process Engineering Manager leads the Manufacturing Development Process Engineering team to drive product design and manufacturing strategies from concept to production, overseeing the global coordination and launch of new products and implementing automated and semi-automated manufacturing solutions across a division with global manufacturing sites.

Our Team

At Molex, we create connections for life by enabling technologies that transform the future and improve lives. With a presence in more than 40 countries, we offer a complete range of connectivity products, services, and solutions across various industries, including data communications, medical, industrial, automotive, and consumer electronics.

Our Datacom and Specialty Solutions (DSS) team specializes in providing signal integrity solutions essential for building reliable communications equipment, catering to telecommunications, datacom, hyperscalers, cloud, data center, and storage applications. We continue to innovate to meet the demands of next-generation markets.

What You Will Do

• Lead and oversee staff in developing end-to-end manufacturing processes that drive innovation in new product development and optimize existing product modifications to exceed customer expectations.
• Manage the proof-of-concept lab operations, ensuring efficient development, testing, and validation of new prototypes and process innovations and support cross-functional project teams.
• Provide technical and costing support for escalated, complex challenges, collaborating with marketing, sales, and external customers to deliver effective solutions.
• Facilitate the exchange of technical knowledge across teams and manufacturing plants to implement global best practices.
• Collaborate on and lead global design reviews, ensuring manufacturability and alignment with production objectives.
• Manage process development and partner with tooling suppliers to design, build, and debug manufacturing systems that meet production and volume goals within budget and timelines.
• Continuously identify and review opportunities for engineering system improvements.
• Mentor and evaluate team performance, providing training and cross-departmental opportunities to enhance skills, processes, and overall team capacity.
• Collaborate with leadership to refine departmental methods and procedures while driving recruitment and talent selection.
• Champion operational excellence by driving adherence to standards like TS16949, ISO9001, and Six Sigma, while leading Lean/DMAIC and 6S initiatives.
• Support Molex's commitment to TQM, Six Sigma, ISO standards, and EH&S systems by adhering to and promoting established policies.
• Travel internationally to oversee installations and support production activities.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering within automation or semi-automation environments.
• 3-5 years of leadership experience in a supervisory or management role.
• Proven leadership abilities to drive actions, make sound decisions, and guide teams toward achieving goals.
• Strong organization skills that anticipate, plan, organize and monitor workload.
• Strong interpersonal skills to foster relationships and provide clear guidance to team members.
• Skilled in decision-making, with the ability to evaluate problems, consider options, and balance short- and long-term impacts.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across diverse global cultures.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams to achieve success.
• Expertise in troubleshooting automation equipment.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Master's Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience leading projects in a technical or engineering field.
• Hands-on experience with high-speed synchronous, asynchronous, and flexible (robotics) assembly systems.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles as they relate to manufacturing operations.

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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

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.

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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