Project Engineer

Molex
life insurance, parental leave

Sep 07, 2025
Your Job Are you an experienced engineer with a passion for innovation and product design? Molex is seeking a Project Engineer to join our growing High Voltage connector team. In this role, you will lead projects from concept to execution, ensuring design meets functional needs, are manufacturable, cost-effective, and high-quality. Leveraging your expertise to tackle complex challenges, you will define strategies for analytical studies, develop cutting-edge products, and mentor less experienced engineers in a collaborative environment. Your responsibilities will include designing products, new technology research, developing risk mitigation plans, and leading root cause analysis. Your contributions will directly impact project success and drive the growth of our engineering capabilities. If you are ready to advance your career and be part of a team that values creativity and technical excellence, apply for the Project Engineer position at Molex today! Join us in shaping the future of high voltage automotive connectors. What You Will Do Lead concept development, ensure designs are manufacturable, cost-effective, and meet requirements. Define strategies for risk mitigation and lead DFMEA, FEA, tolerance analysis, and other analytical studies. Collaborate with product management to capture and analyze customer needs for new technology and product development. Collaborate with Design Engineers to develop 3D models and drawings, adhering to Molex Standards and GD&T methodology. Lead documentation of the project scope, requirements, feasibility, and engineering work plan. Manage material selection and justification, focusing on resins for plastic injection molding and metals for stamping components. Develop test plans (DVP&Rs) and evaluate results using statistical methods. Lead failure analysis using structured problem-solving methods. Lead a team from a technical standpoint. Delegating tasks, monitoring the health of the project, and mentoring others technically. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field Minimum of 7 years of product design experience Proven ability to lead product design and develop products with strong mechanical aptitude. Proven Problem-Solving leadership & strong critical thinking abilities. Experience in creating and maintaining engineering work plans and timelines for the engineering team. High level understanding of resins, metals, engineering tools, processes, and manufacturing techniques such as injection molding, stamping, plating, and assembly. Experience providing technical mentoring to less experienced engineers. Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time What Will Put You Ahead Product design experience in the automotive industry in electrical connector design Automotive High Voltage Connector development knowledge and experience Ability to contribute to the product roadmap from a technical perspective. Ability to visualize the potential of a product and adapt as new information is gathered. Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related 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. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here. 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. 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, aqui, or tu). #LI-RL1