Sr Engineer, Mechanical Design

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Your JobMolex is seeking an experienced mechanical Sr./Principal Engineer to design our industry leading high-speed connector and cable systems for our big data and hyperscale customers. These creative, high-tech leading-edge components are critical for the data superhighways existence we use every day changing the world. Here at Molex we are leading the industry, with our smart data solutions to solve our customers toughest challenges. In this highly visible engineering position, you will join a team of professionals who are passionate to deliver 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.As a Sr./Principal Engineer you will be responsible to design, model, analyze, characterize high-speed connectors, cables, and systems within our Copper Solutions IO enterprise division team. In this role you will provide technical expertise in connector, cable design for the exponentially growing data storage systems and telecommunications market. This is a dynamic group of highly skilled professionals that will provide an opportunity for constant learning and innovation. This role will be leading projects from idea to high volume production. These new products drive the industry making a big impact on our customers and their products. The successful applicant will have the ability to appropriately plan and see assignments through to completion with minimal direction, provide leadership to other team members; develop timing, meet project schedules, manage risks, accurately quote design, and systematically solve problems of a complex scope.The primary location for this position is the Lisle Design Center – Molex offers a very flexible work environment to suit our talent needs.Our TeamWhat You Will DoWhat You Will Do In Your Role:

• 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.
• You will be interfacing with professional cross functional team members in our signal integrity team, manufacturing integration team, program management, sales organization, state of the art test laboratories, high tech R&D model shop, manufacturing and senior leadership teams
• Design and develop new interconnect products, including high speed connectors, connector cable assemblies, and miscellaneous related mechanical hardware for datacom and telecom applications such as hubs, servers, switches, routers, HBA servers, and RAIDS.
• Collaborating to develop cost competitive and creative designs with the manufacturing, and signal integrity team that are efficient to manufacture while meeting our high-performance market requirements
• Develop product and application specifications 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 overall design.
• 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, refinement of detailed product design, supply tooling group models and drawings for quoting and tool build.
• Responsible for follow-up, documentation, publishing, and expediting all action items of a new product program.

Who You areThe Experience You Will BringRequirements:

• 5+ years experience in mechanical product design and development with proven technical leadership
• 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 the some of the following processes: progressive die stamping, injection molding, die casting and insert molding
• Design experience with products manufactured using the following processes: progressive die stamping, injection molding, die casting and insert molding
• Desire to learn, be challenged and interact in a cross functional team environment

What Will Put You Ahead

• Master’s degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or other related engineering field
• Siemens NX experience
• Design experience with high speed, high density connectors, cable assemblies, and interconnect products
• Design experience with products manufactured utilizing electroplating and automated assembly
• Knowledge of regulatory agency testing requirements (e.g., UL/CSA, NEBS, EMC/EMI requirements)
• Design experience with products manufactured using the some of the following processes: progressive die stamping, injection molding, die casting and insert molding

What We Will Provide You:

• Competitive Salary and Benefits Commensurate per your experience
• 401K, Medical, Dental, Vision, Parental Leave, Education Assistance and Life Insurance Benefits
• Receive support and tools you need to get your job done by your leadership team
• Flexible working environment that can be tailored to your needs
• Huge opportunity for future growth potential within the Molex organization
• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test

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.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.