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This role is responsible for receiving, installing, debugging, qualifying, and releasing automated and semi-automated equipment into production, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure robust and scalable solutions.\nOur Team\nYou’ll join the Automation Engineering team at Molex Guadalajara, collaborating with Process Engineering, Product Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Operations. The team is dedicated to transitioning processes from manual or semi-automated to fully automated, supporting the manufacturing of optical fiber cable assemblies and related products.\nWhat You Will Do\nLead the installation, debugging, qualification, and release of new automated and semi-automated equipment for optical fiber manufacturing.\nSupport and coordinate FAT, installation, SAT, qualification, validation, and production ramp-up activities-including new line and plant startups.\nDrive automation projects from concept to implementation, including the automation of machines from scratch.\nCollaborate with local and international suppliers, translating product and process requirements into machine parameters and qualification activities.\nTroubleshoot and resolve technical issues involving automation systems, robotics, vision systems, and precision mechanisms.\nTrain and support manufacturing and maintenance teams, ensuring seamless handover and ongoing process excellence.\nEnsure sensitive optical components are handled to prevent damage or contamination.\nWho You Are (Basic Qualifications)\nBachelor’s degree in Mechatronics, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.\nValid passport and ability to travel as required for equipment reviews, installations, and supplier support.\nExperience in integrating, commissioning, debugging, or supporting automated manufacturing equipment, including new line and plant startups.\nExperience automating machines from the ground up.\nProficiency in PLC programming (Ladder Logic/Structured Text) and HMI development.\nKnowledge of industrial automation systems, robotics, sensors, and machine vision.\nAbility to work with international suppliers and cross-functional teams.\n What Will Put You AheadExperience in optical fiber, photonics, cable assemblies, or precision electronic manufacturing.\nFamiliarity with high-precision automation for small or sensitive components.\nExperience with machine-vision platforms (Cognex, Keyence) and optical inspection/testing.\nKnowledge of APQP, process validation, equipment qualification, and MES traceability.\nUnderstanding of contamination control, ESD, and laser safety.\nAt 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.\nWho We Are\nAs 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. 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