Senior Customer Quality Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 18, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 13, 2026. Koch Industries scores A on the Alion truth index.
Your Job
Molex is seeking an experienced, proactive Senior Customer Quality Engineer / Customer Quality Manager to join our Optical Solutions Business Unit (OSBU). This high-impact role serves as the primary technical quality interface for our strategic networking customers.
In this role, you will lead customer quality engagements, failure analysis (8D), and cross-functional quality initiatives between R&D, operations, and global manufacturing sites. This position requires international travel to support key customer milestones, with potential future opportunities for relocation to the United States based on business needs and personal career aspirations.
Our Team
- R&D Optoelectronic Solutions
What You Will Do
- Lead customer quality engagement as the primary technical interface for strategic networking accounts.
- Drive regular customer quality reviews, monthly quality meeting, SBR and executive reporting metrics.
- Own end-to-end failure analysis, lead root-cause investigations, and deliver robust 8D reports for customer complaints and field returns.
- Align R&D, Operations, and manufacturing sites to ensure NPI launch readiness and smooth mass-production ramp.
- Host customer quality audits, support line qualifications, and lead quality evaluations for Process Change Notifications.
- Monitor field performance and quality data to drive systemic corrective actions and continuous product improvements.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in the optical communication industry or an opto-electronics manufacturing environment.
- Expertise in quality tools, such as SPC, FMEA, 8D, CAPA, and Lean Six Sigma.
- Excellent communication skills in English to effectively manage global suppliers and cross-functional internal teams.
- Driven by a strong desire to make meaningful contributions and deliver a tangible impact on overall success.
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally (up to 15-25%) for customer on-site meetings, escalations, and factory audits.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Master’s degree or above.
- In-depth knowledge of optical communication technologies and connectivity standards.
- Proven experience in multiple supplier management, specifically dealing with complex supply chains for optical components or connectivity hardware.
- Experience with Transceiver module assembly processes and reliability testing.
- Strong understanding of optical testing and parameters (e.g., insertion loss, return loss, wavelength accuracy, etc.).
- Strong data analytical skills to track supplier performance trends and predict potential quality risks.
- Openness to potential future overseas assignment or relocation to the US is a plus.
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Who We Are
As 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. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.
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