Project Manager

Your Job

We’re looking for a highly organized, technically curious Project Manager to support our Firmware Integration Engineering team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys coordinating complex technical work, partnering with engineering teams, and keeping fast moving projects on track. 

In this role, you’ll help manage product development schedules, prototype build readiness, coordinate lab resources, track samples and equipment, and support multi phase lab infrastructure improvements. You don’t need to be an engineer — but you should be comfortable working around hardware, firmware, and networking concepts and eager to learn more. 

This position plays a key part in ensuring our engineers can focus on high value technical work by removing operational bottlenecks and keeping execution aligned. 

Our Team

Molex’s Copper Solutions Business Unit (CSBU) is a global team that works together to deliver exceptional products to worldwide telecommunication and data center customers. CSBU is one of the most highly technically advanced business units within Molex. Our engineering teams are designing cutting edge solutions for high-speed, high-density products that maximize speed, signal integrity, and efficiency. You’ll be getting in on a booming sector inside Molex as part of a team building the infrastructure and processes that enable firmware programming, design, validation and product testing.   This position is for someone who enjoys project management but is also looking for hands on experience with hardware, firmware, networking, and lab operations. 

What You Will Do

• Project Coordination & Scheduling 
• Coordinate development sprints for our production platforms, schedules, and cross team deliverables. 
• Coordinate with peer managers across multiple locations and teams to ensure equipment, laboratory resources, and software are prepared for prototype builds 
• Coordinate engineering actions through our product development process.  Track milestones and ensure alignment across engineering, lab operations, and manufacturing partners. 
• Lab & Equipment Logistics 
• Track equipment and sample shipments between lab locations and production sites. 
• Coordinate equipment logistics to ensure availability for testing and debugging. 
• Cross-Functional Support 
• Help resolve operational barriers and escalate technical issues to engineering leads. 
• Facilitate communication between engineering, lab teams, and customer facing groups. 
• Maintain documentation, track risks, and support reporting. 

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technology, project management, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). 
• Experience managing multiple priorities. 
• Interest in hardware, firmware, networking, or lab environments. 
• Clear communicator who enjoys working with cross functional teams. 
• Self starter who thrives in a fast paced, technical environment. 

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with project management tools (Jira, Confluence, MS project, etc.). 
• Exposure to engineering labs, equipment logistics, or sample tracking. 
• Familiarity with basic data analysis or reporting. 
• Desire to grow into a Technical Program Manager role. 

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Hiring Philosophy

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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).