Process Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 7, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 3, 2026. Koch Industries scores A on the Alion truth index.
Your Job
Molex is looking for a Process Engineer to join our optoelectronics manufacturing team. In this role, you'll help make our production processes more efficient, reliable and data-driven while we bring in new technologies, new equipment and process changes. As we ramp up production, you'll own improvement projects that raise yield, cut scrap and keep machines running more of the time. You'll work with global teams to bring new technologies onto the production floor.
Our Team
You'll join a cross-functional Customer Focus Team that includes Quality, Manufacturing, Testing and other key functions, all working toward shared business goals. Our vision is to build highly efficient, reliable and continuously improving manufacturing processes. We do that through operational excellence, standardization and structured problem solving.
What You Will Do
- Lead improvement projects that raise yield, reduce scrap and process variation, and increase machine utilization
- Use time and motion studies and line balancing to make production lines more efficient during our growth ramp
- Apply statistical analysis and data to find root causes and make decisions
- Design and put in place mistake-proofing (poka-yoke) solutions and process improvements that last
- Help bring new optoelectronic technologies, equipment and process changes into manufacturing
- Strengthen process documentation, including parameter sheets and tooling standards, to support standardization
- Work closely with international engineering teams, including counterparts in China, to transfer knowledge and solve technical problems
- Take full ownership of your commitments and grow into a technical expert, eventually leading key operational excellence projects
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related field
- Experience supporting manufacturing production with process improvement methods such as time and motion studies, line balancing or Lean Manufacturing
- Experience with statistical analysis tools, including Minitab, histograms, Pareto charts and Gage R&R
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Advanced English (written and spoken)
What Will Put You Ahead
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification
- Experience with die bonding processes
- Knowledge of eutectic soldering of components
- Knowledge of PLCs
- Experience in optoelectronics or photonics manufacturing
- Experience in data analysis and automation
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