Plating Engineer - Manufacturing Engineering

Your Job

As a Plating Manufacturing Engineering Engineer, you will support Molex Malaysia’s Consumer and Commercial Solutions manufacturing plans by strengthening plating manufacturing capabilities for both short- and long-term business needs. This role will work closely with the plating manufacturing team on new improvement initiatives and transfer projects, while understanding customer requirements to develop, optimise, and share best practices across manufacturing plants.

Our Team

You will be part of the Consumer and Commercial Solutions Manufacturing Engineering team based in Malaysia. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Manufacturing Managers, Production Engineers, Chemical Engineers, Process Engineers, Production Planners, and internal and external vendors to support plating manufacturing, process improvement, and project execution.

What You Will Do

• Lead plating new product development, modified product development, and transfer product development by developing and implementing production and processing methods and controls to meet cost, quality, and production goals for new, transferred, and existing products.
• Work closely with Japan and Korea Design Engineering, Tool Engineering, and Quality teams to drive design and process improvements that enhance product quality and throughput.
• Partner with Sourcing and Purchasing teams on external plating vendor selection and capability assessments.
• Plan, track, and provide timely updates on plating project status and activities while liaising with internal project teams.
• Apply the Decision-Making Framework to determine whether plating should be completed in-house or externally sourced for new or transferred product requests by validating plant capacity and capability.
• Perform design reviews for new plating machines when in-house plating capability is required.
• Ensure all improvement activities comply with approved methods, procedures, and quality standards.
• Develop project resource and timeline plans and lead projects to successful completion.
• Work closely with suppliers to sustain plating production processes and resolve technical issues.
• Engage suppliers during the development stage and partner with R&D and SQE teams to drive continuous improvements.
• Lead electroplating tooling design improvements to support precious metal cost savings.
• Collaborate with suppliers, vendors, and fabricators on design-for-manufacturing activities related to tooling design.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of tooling trial runs for RTP implementation.
• Lead plating improvement projects to enhance quality, productivity, and efficiency through Lean, Six Sigma, DMAIC, or JDI methodologies.
• Drive profitability improvement initiatives such as speed enhancement, gold usage reduction, chemical cost savings, and other cost optimisation activities.
• Support quality improvement initiatives by reducing chronic QAP issues such as peel-off, slant pin, and other plating-related defects.
• Resolve quality issues systematically by partnering with internal and external stakeholders.
• Implement approved improvements and modifications to electrical, mechanical, and chemical processes, tooling, components, and equipment.
• Continuously review the performance of plating materials, products, and processes, taking appropriate actions to improve quality, productivity, and overall manufacturing performance.
• Provide plating technical guidance and mentoring to new team members.
• Develop plating training materials and training programmes for new employees.
• Maintain equipment instructions and established procedures while training and guiding technicians to support development and implementation projects.
• Support and contribute to Molex Total Quality Management (TQM), Lean Six Sigma (LSS), ISO, Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S), and other management systems by following established policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Diploma or Degree in Applied Sciences, Engineering, or a related discipline with relevant industry experience.
• 2–3 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet established timelines.
• Basic computer proficiency, including word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate in individual and group settings.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to provide guidance and share technical knowledge with engineering teams.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Degree majoring in Applied Science, Engineering, or a discipline related to electroplating.
• 2–3 years of experience in plating process improvement, troubleshooting, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Exposure to connector design and manufacturing processes.
• Experience using NX or equivalent CAD software with both 2D and 3D modelling capabilities.
• Understanding of tooling design and specifications related to plating jigs, machine design, and troubleshooting.

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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.

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