Senior AQP Engineer

Your Job

We’re looking for someone who can help make sure our products meet the high-quality expectations of major Japanese OEMs and tier suppliers—from the early development stages all the way to mass production. In this role, you’ll work closely with global Molex teams and our suppliers to build quality into the product. As the person oversees quality through every phase, your contribution will directly support stronger customer satisfaction and reduce quality risks.

What you will do:

1. Lead AQP/APQP Activities

• Drive quality planning (APQP) from product development through the launch of mass production

• Define quality requirements and integrate them into control plans, PFMEAs, and process design

2. Customer Quality Support (Voice of the Customer)

• Serve as the quality liaison for automakers and tier suppliers

• Join customer technical and quality reviews, and ensure required specifications are applied internally

3. Quality Assurance for Prototypes & Pre Production

• Handle sample quality checks, and preparation of customer submission documents (e.g., PPAP)

• Work with global Molex plants and suppliers to analyze root causes and develop countermeasures for defects

Who You Are

• Written and verbal English communication skill to facilitate team meeting with global members.

• Technological or scientific background

• Logical thinking

Japanese：　Native level 

English：　Advanced level

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience as a quality engineer (as an AQP engineer)

• Experience of working in automotive industry

• Knowledge of automotive electronics components

• Quality audit methodology knowledge and experience, e.g. certified auditor.

• International assignment / overseas work experience

• Experience of working with Japanese OEMs of automotive field

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

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.