Process Development Engineer

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Process Development Engineer

Location(s)

Naperville, Illinois

Company

Molex

Career Field

Engineering

Job Number

184695

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Molex is seeking a Process Development Engineer to join our team in Naperville, IL. This role is responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and implementing robust manufacturing processes that allow Molex to capture new and challenging business. A core aspect of this role is developing and proving feasibility of novel manufacturing strategies to ensure the process can be successfully scaled up. The engineer should possess a working knowledge of automation principles to ensure effective communication, and smooth adoption of volume manufacturing solutions. This position emphasizes early-stage development of process concepts, ensuring scalability and manufacturability, and requires close cooperation across multidisciplinary teams from concept through to full-scale deployment.

Our Team

The Process Development Engineer reports to the Manufacturing Integration Engineering (MIE) Manager, and is embedded in the MIE team. They will engage in regular collaboration with a diverse team including business development managers, applications engineers, design engineers, process engineers, and automation teams. Work is split between office and production floor settings. Occasional travel may be required for process transfer activities or coordination with external partners.

What You Will Do

• Generate innovative process concepts that address integration challenges and support the introduction of new products, technologies, and automation solutions.
• Lead feasibility studies, proof-of-concept trials, and pilot-scale experiments to evaluate and refine proposed process solutions, with a focus on improving manufacturing readiness.
• Drive early risk mitigation and design-for-manufacturing discussions to ensure flawless scale-up.
• Design detailed process flows, layouts, and specifications in collaboration with design, automation, and production teams.
• Collaborate with design engineering and production teams to execute on prototype and pre-production builds.
• Guide the seamless transfer of process concepts to automation specialists, and ensure process automation is effectively implemented.
• Support troubleshooting and provide technical expertise, especially during pilot and scale-up phases.
• Contribute to training materials and coach manufacturing staff on the adoption of new process concepts and best practices.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelors degree in an engineering field
• Three (3) years or more experience in manufacturing process development or process engineering
• Experience developing and scaling up novel process solutions within a manufacturing context

What Will Put You Ahead

• Five (5) years or more experience with electronics manufacturing, especially flexible and hybrid electronics
• Experience with software tools such as NX, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Excel, Minitab, or other design and data analysis software
• Experience with automation principles, tools, and systems commonly used in manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of industry standards, safety requirements, and regulatory guidelines in a manufacturing environment

For this role, we anticipate paying $90,000 - $120,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations.

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 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, aquí, or tu).

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