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Resident Engineer

Location(s)

Detroit, Michigan | Rochester Hills, Michigan

Company

Molex

Career Field

Engineering

Job Number

192075

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Resident Engineer, OEM Ford

Location: Based on site with Ford in Dearborn, MI (75%) and Rochester Hills, MI (25%)

Travel: up to 10 % (primarily North America)

Your Job

Molex is seeking a dynamic and proactive Resident Engineer to serve as the technical face of Molex at Ford Motor Company. In this highly visible customer-facing role, you will work directly with Ford engineering teams to support cable and connector solutions used in next-generation vehicle architectures.

You will leverage your technical expertise and relationship-building skills to support current programs, influence future opportunities, and ensure seamless collaboration between Ford and Molex engineering, quality, account management, and product development teams.

This role offers the opportunity to build deep customer relationships, gain exposure to vehicle networking and architecture technologies, and help shape future connectivity solutions through direct engagement with one of Molex''s most strategic customers.

What You Will Do

• Serve as the primary technical liaison between Molex and Ford engineering teams, building trusted relationships and representing Molex onsite at the customer.
• Partner with Ford cable, networking, and vehicle architecture engineers to identify technical needs, solve challenges, and uncover future opportunities.
• Lead technical discussions between Ford engineers and Molex cross-functional teams to drive alignment, decision-making, and successful program execution.
• Support successful launch and execution of cable and connector programs from development through production release and closure.
• Own the cable launch process, including management of required engineering documentation such as DVPR, ESER, SREA, and related customer requirements.
• Support creation, translation, verification, release, and maintenance of 2D drawings within Ford engineering systems.
• Collaborate with Molex engineering, quality, program management, and account management teams to ensure effective communication and issue resolution.
• Drive customer requests and technical initiatives to closure while maintaining a high level of responsiveness and professionalism.
• Support quality issue identification, communication, and resolution activities between Ford and Molex teams.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen Molex''s competitive position and contribute to future design wins through technical engagement and customer insight.
• Partner with account management teams to support customer strategy, messaging, and growth initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities related to sample management, fulfillment and customer support requirements.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor''s degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of engineering experience supporting product development, customer programs, manufacturing, or technical customer interactions.
• Experience working directly with customers, suppliers, or cross-functional engineering teams.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information effectively to both internal and external stakeholders.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience supporting automotive OEMs or Tier 1/2 suppliers.
• Experience with OEM engineering systems such as Teamcenter, WERS, or similar product lifecycle management (PLM) and release systems.
• Experience supporting an automotive OEM in a Resident Engineer, Design Release Engineer, Product Engineer, or similar customer-facing engineering role.
• Understanding of vehicle connectivity systems, networking technologies, and electrical architecture.
• Experience supporting cable assemblies, connectors, electromechanical products, or related connectivity solutions.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong customer-facing communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across multiple engineering and business functions.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and issue-resolution capabilities.
• Ability to balance technical depth with customer responsiveness and business objectives.
• Knowledge of connectors, cable assemblies, modules, vehicle electrical systems, networking architectures, or related technologies.
• Experience with CATIA and/or NX CAD software preferred.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced customer environment.

Work Authorization & Relocation

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employment visa sponsorship.
• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance

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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