Product Design Engineer

Your Job

As an Engineer in Product Design within our Datacom and Specialty Solutions Division (DSS), you will drive the successful development of new product projects from concept through to market introduction. You will research and develop innovative designs, lead design and development activities, and support products through their lifecycle with a focus on meeting customer requirements and improving manufacturing processes.

Our Team

You will be part of a dynamic product design team working across multiple departments such as Product Marketing, Project Management, Manufacturing Operations, and Quality, spanning different time zones. Collaboration with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders is critical to your success.

What You Will Do

[1] Product Proposal Phase

• Review customer requirements.
• Provide preliminary design feasibility review.
• Benchmark competitors’ designs.
• Generate design proposals in the form of CAD models, drawings, sketches or the like.
• Review and determine feasibility of design solution(s)/proposal(s).
• Request patent opinion from Legal.
• Make models or mock-ups as required.
• Check design against Marketing and/or Customer requirements.
• Present design proposal(s) to Sales, Marketing and/or Customers.

[2] Product Design Phase

• Establish design & development plan.
• Create project file.
• Review additional inputs and/or changes in customer requirements.
• Request patent opinion from Legal (if not done in the prior phase).
• Create design CAD models, sales and engineering drawings, and other design specifications such as product, material and packaging specifications.
• Perform design verification activities per design & development plan.
• Conduct design FMEA.
• Conduct design reviews to determine feasibility of design and design for manufacturability.
• Confirm design meets Marketing and/or Customer requirements.
• Release final design specifications for tooling and process design & development.
• Establish product reliability/screen test plans with Reliability.
• Review and update design & development plan.

[3] Product / Process Development Phase

• Maintain product drawings and other design output documents; distribute changes per ECR/ECN procedures as required.
• Disposition first article inspection reports.
• Approve or disapprove product deviation requests.
• Submit product for reliability/screen tests.
• Submit product for agency approvals (UL, CSA, VDE, TUV).
• Review and update design FMEA.
• Review reliability/screen test results for conformance to product specifications and take action to resolve issues, if any.
• Review engineering verification samples, documents and test reports for customer approval.
• Review product performance status and seek customer approval.
• Update design & development plan.

[4] Production Phase

• Provide design support for product modifications and/or extensions.
• Provide design support for manufacturing process improvements.
• Approve or reject product deviation requests.
• Participate in cost reduction activities.
• Respond to customer complaints on design-related issues.
• Maintain and safe-keep project file.
• Apply lessons learnt on new and/or improved designs.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide consultations for Sales and/or Marketing on design-related matters.
• Assist in purchasing new products/vendors qualification.
• Support Quality Department in handling quality claims.
• Support Operations in manufacturing process improvements.
• Provide training for other Product Design engineering personnel or any others as assigned.
• Assist or lead department support and focal point activities when required.
• Other duties as assigned by Management

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Degree or Diploma in Engineering (preferably Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in product design and development, preferably in connector design and manufacturing
• Strong product design engineering knowledge with creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Experience in design control, management, and engineering analysis
• Effective communication and leadership abilities
• Experience in leading and coaching as a supervisor
• Proficient in Mandarin to better serve our Mandarin-speaking customers and collaborate with counterparts.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience working with NX CAD software
• Prior involvement in manufacturing environments supporting process improvements
• Familiarity with product reliability testing and agency approvals (UL, CSA, TUV)

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.

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