Assistant Engineer, Product Development
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 2, 2026. Koch Industries scores A on the Alion truth index.
PRIMARY PURPOSE:Responsible for New Product Development -Cable assembly, meeting goals on lead time, quality & cost to meet internal or external customer’s requirements
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.Develops, documents, and maintains the new projects for assigned New Product Development, Manufacturing Process Design, and/or Continuous Improvement projects.
2.Product feasibility review with x-functional team; Build BOM, product specification, FMEA, drawing, components specification;
3.Build engineering sample and product qualification; conduct new product first trial run and introduction.
4.Conducts DV, PV test plan, in detailed destructive analysis and failure analysis of products.
5.Support customer meetings from technical aspects.
6.ECR/ECN follow up, update engineering documents according to ECN
7.Understand, support, and contribute to current Molex Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, International Standards Organization (ISO) and Environmental, and/or Health and Safety (EH&S) Management Systems and Initiatives by following stated policies and procedures.
8.Perform other related duties as assigned by management.
SCOPE:
- High degree of responsibility on new product development, and Product / Process Quality results.
- Works independently reporting the activity and results are reviewed on an agreed upon basis with manager.
- Position has a global reach through work with other Molex, Customer, and Supplier entities.
- Position involves creative thinking, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- Travel to Customers, Suppliers, and other Molex entities as needed.
EDUCATION:
REQUIRED:
- Bachelor’s Degree
PREFERRED:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechatronic design
- Certified with IATF16949 and VDA6.3
- Training in Quality Sciences
WORK EXPERIENCE:
REQUIRED:
- 0.5 years of related experience in product development activities (Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and/or Sales/Marketing).
- Experience in cable assembly design and manufacture.
PREFERRED:
- Experience in high power cable/connector design and manufacture
- Experience in Advance Quality Planning methodologies and tools (FMEA, SPC, etc.)
- Experience or knowledge of Six Sigma and Lean methodologies and tools
- Experience working directly with external customers
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
REQUIRED:
- Able to communicate in English both written and spoken.
- 2D/3D drawing skills
- Strong customer relationship skills
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to effectively influence co-workers, management, and external contacts to drive positive outcomes to situations.
- Ability to handle multiple, competing priorities among assigned projects.
- Individual to anticipate, plan, prioritize, and monitor workload.
- Proactive, and able to demonstrate initiative and a sense of urgency.
- Effective communication and presentation skills.
- Strong PC and Microsoft software skills.
- Ability to travel both domestically.
PREFERRED:
- NX applications experience.