Product test engineer

Your Job

Molex Industrial Automation Platform team is looking for a Product Test Engineer to join our sustaining team who can help create, launch and support manufacturing processes for electromechanical products at selected contract manufacturers (CM's). The ideal candidate is a sharp, fast, positive, and confident team player who has both specific and general knowledge in the relevant engineering disciplines of software, electrical, mechanical, and process. If you are passionate about adding value through meaningful contributions, we invite you to join our team.

You will work closely with our cross-functional design team and other business partners that design our electronic products. These products are becoming faster, denser, smarter, and more complex with every evolution. In this role, you will be responsible for collaborating with our design team, working with your team members and our CM's to set up a documented production workflow that will meet the demand and produce quality finished electromechanical goods.

Our Team

Molex is a leading global supplier of innovative electronic solutions that create value for our customers and society. We are committed to improving people's lives and making the world a better place. Industrial Automation within Datacomm & Solutions (DSS), a business unit of Molex LLC, builds innovative communication and control products for the Industrial automation space and our sustaining team within the platform team the manufacturing processes that enable the production of these solutions.

What You Will Do

• Participate in the creation of design requirements to support a viable manufacturing process for new product introduction (NPI) projects.
• Participate in the development and field commissioning of production fixtures to support the test of Electronic PCBA's and industrial IO products.
• Engage with our CM's to support the transfer of products across different sites or to address production issues with existing product lines. Deployment of additional test fixtures, assessment of test processes and improvement of workflows such as robotic soldering or potting.
• Work with outside vendors for the creation of specialized tooling to support the production requirements.
• Document and perform first article inspections (FAI's) against the production flow within the NPI workflow.
• Participate in the investigation and sourcing of technologies that can improve production efficiency and product quality. Such as potting equipment, robotic soldering, and other complex production equipment.
• Support team members in task planning and technical execution.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Studies in the field of Electrical, computer science or Software Engineering
• Experience in the manufacturing of electronic and electromechanical products
• Experience in working with contract manufacturers, machine builders, developing qualification plans, performing acceptance runs and verifying the roll out of processes for mass production.
• Knowledge of C or Python programming language.
• Must be able to travel internationally (expected: 5-15% of time depending on need)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Having a contribution mindset with a willingness to do what needs to be done.
• Experience working with SMT contract manufacturers to produce electromechanical assemblies (Box builds).
• Experience designing and commissioning test fixtures for printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA's).
• Experience with specifying requirements to design engineering to support production process needs.
• Experience leading or desire to one day lead a small team in the support of production fixtures, processes documentation, BOM managements and verification.

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.

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. 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.