Koch Home Page

Your Job

Molex, LLC is seeking a New Product Introduction (NPI) Process Engineering Supervisor to join our team in Hudson, WI. You may not see our name on the shelves, but our electronic solutions are inside the products you use every day. We work together with the world’s innovators to design and manufacture electronic solutions that solve complex technical challenges. 

In this role you will be focused on leading the NPI Process Engineering team responsible for developing, validating, launching, and transferring manufacturing processes for new products. Ensure safe, efficient, scalable, and repeatable manufacturing processes while supporting business growth, quality objectives, and cost targets. Collaborate with Design Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Automation, and global manufacturing sites to achieve flawless product launches.

Our Team

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.

What You Will Do

• Lead manufacturing readiness activities for new product launches.
• Drive DFM (Design for Manufacturability), PFMEA, process flow development, and production readiness reviews.
• Ensure tooling, equipment, work instructions, training materials, and quality plans are completed prior to launch.
• Support Qualification builds, Pilot runs, Engineering Verification Tests, Design Verification Tests, and production validation activities
• Develop robust manufacturing processes from prototype through production.
• Define process parameters, control plans, and operating windows.
• Lead Measurement System Analysis, Gage R&R, capability studies, DOE, and process validation activities.
• Ensure processes meet quality, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Support safe launch, ramp-up, and production stabilization.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and drive corrective actions.
• Monitor yield, scrap, throughput, cycle time, and productivity metrics.
• Ensure effective handoff from NPI to sustaining manufacturing teams.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives.
• Improve quality, cost, productivity, and capacity.
• Develop business cases and implementation plans for capital projects.
• Partner with Design Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, and global manufacturing teams.
• Drive risk mitigation activities and launch readiness reviews.
• Support product transfers to high-volume manufacturing locations.
• Support customer, internal, and industry audits.
• Drive root cause analysis and CAPA activities.
• Ensure compliance with ISO, EH&S, and quality management system requirements

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or related field.
• 4+ years working in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with implementation of new manufacturing methods including training others to execute a process.
• Experience with implementation of DFMEA, PFMEA & DFM documentation
• Experience working with automated systems to identify opportunities and/or program new functions to improve process efficiency.

What Will Put You Ahead

• 2+ years of experience within fiber optic industry: Installation, testing, troubleshooting, or manufacturing.
• Experience in developing robust manufacturing processes from prototype through full production transfers, ensuring scalability and quality.
• Strong expertise in automation technologies, including the use of robots and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to optimize manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate risks by implementing effective process controls to meet stringent quality and regulatory requirements.
• Experience in data collection, analysis, and report writing to drive continuous process improvements and support decision-making.
• Knowledge of customer and industry audit requirements, with prior experience conducting Design of Experiments (DOE) to validate process changes.

This position is not eligible for VISA Sponsorship. 

In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations.

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.