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Advanced Process Engineer
 Molex | |
$90,000.00 - $130,000.00 / yr
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life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Illinois, Lisle | |
| 2222 Wellington Court (Show on map) | |
 Feb 28, 2025 | |
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Your Job
Are you looking to make a connection to your career? Come to Molex where we create connections for life. We use innovation, engineering excellence, commitment to quality and reliability, and superior customer experience to improve communication, elevate experiences, and engage and inspire people everywhere. Molex's Copper Solutions Business Unit (CSBU) is a global team that works together to deliver exceptional products to worldwide telecommunication and data center customers. CSBU is one of the most highly technically advanced business units within Molex. Our engineering teams are designing cutting edge solutions for high-speed, high-density products that maximize speed, signal integrity and efficiency. As an Advanced Process Engineer, you will be responsible for researching new/existing manufacturing technologies, presenting findings to cross-functional teams to guide development of implementation strategies, and coordinating and executing assembly tooling and processes for build of cable connector products. This Advanced Process Engineer role will primarily be self-driven projects, and the scope of projects will require ownership through all phases from concept to final conclusion, requiring a self-starter who has a desire to learn new things and consistently communicate project developments with the team. What You Will Do * Research new manufacturing technologies and possible uses for DSS manufacturing. Bringing findings to core team for discussion and potential projects launch. * Lead process development projects as assigned to validate new manufacturing technologies or gain a deeper understanding of existing technologies. Outputting a data driven analysis and conclusion. * On assigned projects, work with Product Design Engineers on new cable/connector design concepts. Input on brainstorming of new concepts including high level product CAD design to drive ideas * Develop a knowledge base of the various cables and connectors to facilitate knowledge share of technologies across product families. * Validate DFM Product/Process concerns with structured experiments. * Share/transfer knowledge of technology and process details with the core project team. Presenting output of process development projects * Development of tooling or fixturing required for technology or process development. Designing tooling as required. * Set-up and debug tooling and processes in POC lab. * Provides manufacturability feasibility (DFM/DFX) to product development team. * Develop working knowledge of Molex manufacturing lines/machines to ensure lab work can correlate to production. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline * 2+ years of experience in mechanical design or process development * Ability to develop new technologies via a structured scientific approach (DOE) * Understanding of statistics and use of a statistical software (preferred Minitab) * Ability to define process requirements (scope a project) from high level inputs * Ability to read and interpret product, tool detail and assembly drawings including GD&T * Computer skills: 3-D CAD, Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, & PowerPoint * Must be willing to travel both international and domestic as required to remote plants, facilities, customers or suppliers. What Will Put You Ahead * Master's Degree in technical field * 5+ years of experience in new product or process manufacturing development * Experience with laser welding, soldering, resistance welding or any micro termination technologies * Experience in material science/material properties * Experience in manufacturing assembly processes with tight tolerances Ex. +/-0.05mm with a 1.66cpk * Experience in electronics industry, medical device, battery manufacture, HDD, etc. For this role, we anticipate paying $90,000 - $130,000 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 [1] 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 [2] 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 [3] here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click [4] here, [5] aqui, or [6] tu). #LI-RL1 References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf 4. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_English.pdfhttp:// 5. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Spanish.pdf 6. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Polish.pdf | |