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The team supports urgent, high-impact automation projects around the world and leverages Japan’s ecosystem of equipment and component manufacturers, together with Molex Japan’s strengths in precision machining and high-speed assembly.\nWhat You Will Do\nProvide practical, hands-on automation engineering and design support to Molex sites across multiple countries.\nDesign manufacturing processes and mechanisms for assembly, fabrication, and inspection applications.\nDesign fixtures and compact machines, including tabletop units, while supporting process sequencing and layout development.\nDevelop automation concepts and detailed equipment designs, or lead external suppliers in machine development.\nAccelerate automation through the effective use of commercially available technologies such as robotics.\nApply sensors, controls, robotics, and other mechatronics technologies to drive process improvements.\nExplore and recommend new automation approaches, including the appropriate use of AI-enabled technologies.\nWho You Are (Basic Qualifications)\nExperience developing practical automation concepts for existing manual manufacturing processes.\nExperience designing or drafting automation equipment using 3D CAD, particularly assembly or inspection equipment for small products and components.\nAt least 5 years of direct experience in automation or machine design and 10 years of overall relevant engineering experience.\nNative-level or upper business-level Japanese language proficiency.\nBusiness-level English language proficiency.\nAbility to support global Molex manufacturing sites from a Japan-based position.\nWhat Will Put You Ahead\nExperience improving manual processes through changes to methods, layouts, tooling, or fixtures.\nExperience supporting overseas facilities, including equipment launch, operator training, engineer development, or project leadership.\nExperience applying robotics, advanced mechatronics, sensor technologies, controls, or AI technologies in manufacturing automation.\nUpper business-level English proficiency.\nBusiness-level proficiency in Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, or other relevant languages.\nAt Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. 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