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Your Job Molex brings together innovation and technology to deliver electronic solutions to customers worldwide. With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a full suite of solutions and services for many markets, including data communications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, commercial vehicle and medical. Molex is seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Copper Solutions enterprise team responsible for the design our industry leading high-speed connector and cable systems for exponentially growing data storage systems, telecommunication and hyperscale customers. This is a dynamic group of highly skilled professionals that will provide an opportunity for constant learning and innovation. This role will be leading projects from idea to high volume production. These creative, high-tech leading-edge components are critical for the data superhighways existence we use every day changing the world. The primary location for this position is the Lisle Design Center - Molex offers a very flexible work environment to suit our talent needs. What You Will Do Design and develop new interconnect products, including high speed connectors, connector cable assemblies, and miscellaneous related mechanical hardware for datacom and telecom applications such as hubs, servers, switches, routers, HBA servers, and RAIDS. Interface with cross functional team members in our signal integrity team, manufacturing integration team, program management, sales organization, state of the art test laboratories, high tech R&D model shop, manufacturing and senior leadership teams. Collaborate to develop cost competitive and creative designs with the manufacturing, and signal integrity team that are efficient to manufacture while meeting our high-performance market requirements. Develop product and application specifications documents for testing that meet our customer requirements. Present concepts and detailed requirements internally and to customers to obtain support for development of major new products. Support Manufacturing and Quality Assurance during product launches and have travel opportunities to visit our manufacturing sites and meet the global team. Create relationships with senior leadership, cross functional team members and peers through team building activities and growth opportunities operating as One Molex Team Help lead the organization in identification, evaluation, and implementation of new technologies and methodologies to enable next generation products, improve costs, quality and New Product Development (NPD) processes. Follow all product development steps from concept inception, refinement of detailed product design, supply tooling group models and drawings for quoting and tool build. Responsible for follow-up, documentation, publishing, and expediting all action items of a new product program. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering Experience in mechanical design from initial concept through production Experience creating prototypes and simulations Knowledge of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) within industry Experience with GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) and concepts within industry Expert use of Tolerance Analyses inside industry Experience with advanced parametric 3D CAD systems in industry Work experience with plastic injection modeling, sheet metal, materials teams What Will Put You Ahead Master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or other related engineering field Siemens NX experience Design experience with highspeed, high-density connectors, cable assemblies, and interconnect products Design experience with products manufactured utilizing electroplating and automated assembly Knowledge of regulatory agency testing requirements Good understanding and practical knowledge of Six Sigma quality development tools and principles (DOE, FMEA, etc.) Understanding and application of sound project management techniques managing projects to timelines, due dates and deadlines Design experience with products manufactured using the some of the following processes: progressive die stamping, injection molding, die casting and insert molding 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 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. 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. #LI-RL1