Resident Engineer

Molex is seeking a dynamic and proactive Resident Engineer to serve as a trusted technical partner to General Motors. In this highly visible, customer-facing role, you will support the release, validation, and ongoing performance of Molex cable assemblies, connectors, and high-speed networking solutions used in evolving vehicle architectures.

This role will be working regularly from the GM Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, with additional collaboration at Molex’s Rochester Hills location. The work arrangement will flex based on customer and program needs. You will build strong relationships across General Motors and Molex, provide responsive technical support for sustaining programs, and help position Molex for continued growth in vehicle networking.

This position is supporting business growth and provides dedicated resident-engineering coverage for the General Motors account.

You’ll join a collaborative General Motors account team supporting one of Molex’s key automotive customers. This is an opportunity to build strong customer relationships, work closely with advanced vehicle connectivity technologies, and make an impact as the business continues to grow. You’ll be part of a team that values initiative, technical expertise, customer focus, and working together to deliver results.

• Serve as a primary technical liaison between Molex and General Motors engineering teams, building trusted relationships at the GM Technical Center and with Molex colleagues in Rochester Hills.
• Support sustaining cable assembly, connector, and high-speed networking products, including product-release activities, validation reviews, engineering documentation, and maintenance within General Motors systems.
• Participate in program development and wire harness development meetings, providing technical guidance on the application and design integration of Molex cable assemblies and connectivity solutions.
• Act as a first line of technical support for field and product issues, coordinating investigation, communication, containment, and resolution with General Motors and Molex cross-functional teams.
• Lead technical discussions among customer engineers and Molex engineering, quality, product development, program management, sales, and account-management teams to drive decisions and successful program execution.
• Manage customer technical requests and program activities through closure while maintaining responsiveness, professionalism, and a strong sense of urgency.
• Partner with sales and account teams to identify customer needs, provide technical insight, and help develop opportunities into future design wins.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• Three or more years of engineering experience supporting product development, customer programs, product release, validation, manufacturing, or technical customer interactions.
• Experience working directly with customers, suppliers, or cross-functional engineering teams.
• Experience supporting cable assemblies, connectors, wiring systems, electrical products, or related automotive components.
• Ability to work regularly from customer and Molex locations in Warren and Rochester Hills, Michigan.

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience supporting General Motors or another automotive original equipment manufacturer in a Resident Engineer, Design Release Engineer, Application Engineer, Product Engineer, or similar customer-facing role.
• Experience with General Motors engineering, product-release, or product lifecycle management systems, including Teamcenter or comparable systems. (ECR/ECM, SPES, CEMENT, etc)
• Knowledge of vehicle electrical architecture, wiring systems, cable assemblies, connectors, and high-speed networking technologies.
• Experience supporting engineering change, validation, and release documentation such as Design Validation Plan and Report, Engineering Change Request, Product Change Notification, or comparable customer processes.
• Experience with CATIA, NX, or comparable computer-aided design tools.
• Experience partnering with sales or account teams to identify customer needs and support new design opportunities.

Work Authorization and Relocation

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employment visa sponsorship.

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

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.