Your Job
Are you a talented engineer looking to advance your career in a dynamic environment? Molex is seeking a Design Engineer II skilled in fundamental engineering principles with strong critical thinking skills. This role involves using tools like CAD, tolerance analysis, FEA, FMEA, and DVP&R to solve a variety of issues.
As a Design Engineer, you will work to provide solutions to technical challenges while collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will have the opportunity to own product designs, ensuring technical performance and schedule adherence with guidance from senior team members.
Join Molex to shape the future of engineering solutions and tackle exciting new challenges. Apply today to be part of our innovative team!
What You Will Do
Assist in documenting project scope, requirements, feasibility, and engineering work plans under senior engineer guidance.
Collaborate with the engineering team and product management to capture and analyze customer needs.
Support concept development, ensuring designs are manufacturable, cost-effective, and meet customer requirements; develop risk mitigation plans.
Conduct DFMEA, FEA, tolerance analysis, and other analytical studies with oversight from senior engineers.
Create and maintain product models and drawings using GD&T, ensuring proper datum selection, dimensioning, and tolerancing with guidance from experienced engineers.
Prepare and manage engineering change processes in line with company policies.
Develop test plans (DVP&R) and analyze test results using statistical methods; perform DOE, Hypothesis Testing, and Capability Studies.
Lead root cause analysis using structured problem-solving methods like 8D, 5 Why, and Fishbone diagrams with senior guidance.
Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
3+ years of engineering experience in product design
Experience creating DFMEAs and using FEA / tolerance stacks / analytical studies as part of a robust risk mitigation plan
Experience developing validation plans and analyzing test results to ensure a product meets performance requirements
Experience utilizing structured problem solving methods to systematically determine root cause for complex technical issues
What Will Put You Ahead
5+ years of product design experience in the automotive industry (preferably in connection systems)
Knowledge of resins, metals, engineering tools and processes, and manufacturing processes (injection molding, stamping, plating, assembly)
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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
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