Process Engineer / Senior Engineer (Outsourcing)

Your Job

As a Senior Process Engineer in the Outsource Department, your primary purpose is to drive quality, yield, and productivity improvements. You will be responsible for the release of new products to manufacturing, resolving issues that impact the smooth running of parts, and leading machine and process improvements. Your role also includes asset tracking and supervising a team of Engineers and technicians to foster a culture of continuous improvement in the quality system, achieving set goals.

Our Team

You will work within the Data-Com and Specialty Solutions Division, collaborating with a network of assembly subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers. Your interaction with these contacts is crucial to ensure seamless project transfers and adherence to quality and capacity requirements.

What You Will Do

1. Lead quality, yield, and productivity improvements, ensuring smooth product releases to manufacturing and resolving any issues affecting part production.
2. Design and develop production processes for new product launches at subcontractor locations, including setting up lines, process flow, and conducting process capability studies.
3. Collaborate with subcontractors to allocate resources for project transfers, ensuring capacity and quality requirements are met.
4. Prepare requisition plans for machines, equipment, and other production needs for new projects or sample production.
5. Analyze production line efficiency, ensuring safety compliance and adherence to quality and environmental management procedures.
6. Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement changes to optimize production efficiency and product quality.
7. Introduce new solutions and technologies in production process design, utilizing Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
8. Conduct defect analysis and propose improvement activities to enhance product quality.
9. Ensure 100% asset accuracy at subcontractor locations.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

1. Degree or Diploma in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Production Engineering.
2. Minimum 4 years of experience in a similar position (external candidates) or 2 years as a Process Engineer within the company (internal candidates).
3. Proficient in process improvement and quality systems.
4. Ability to perceive directional errors and propose effective solutions.

What Will Put You Ahead

1. Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
2. Willingness to take on challenges and demonstrate initiative.
3. Knowledge of Six Sigma (advantageous but not necessary) and quality tools such as FMEA and 5Why.
4. Familiarity with IATF16949 standards.

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.