Supervisor, NPD Manufacturing

Your Job

We are seeking a proactive, technically strong, and hands-on Mechanical Manufacturing & Tooling Engineering Supervisor to lead manufacturing process development, tooling engineering, and technical data integration activities within our Product Development Engineering organization.

About the Role: This role requires broad knowledge of mechanical manufacturing processes, experience across various tooling technologies, and strong capabilities in technical data integration, process optimization, and engineering team leadership.

Our Team

Our team works closely with product design, manufacturing, quality, and suppliers to develop innovative and cost-effective manufacturing solutions for next-generation products.

What You Will Do

• Manufacturing Process & Tooling Engineering
• Lead and provide technical guidance on mechanical component manufacturing processes, including sheet metal stamping, metal forming, CNC machining, die casting, forging, extrusion, plastic injection molding, Metal Injection Molding (MIM), welding, brazing, surface treatment, and mechanical assembly.
• Evaluate manufacturing process feasibility, tooling concepts, material selection, and production capabilities for various mechanical components.
• Review and optimize tooling, dies, molds, fixtures, and manufacturing processes to improve product quality, manufacturing efficiency, yield, and cost.
• Collaborate with product design engineers and suppliers to provide DFM recommendations during product development.
• Identify manufacturing risks and recommend appropriate manufacturing methods based on product requirements, production volumes, cost, and supplier capabilities.
• Support manufacturing process development, tooling qualification, and product transition from prototype to mass production.
• Engineering Team Leadership & Technical Management
• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of manufacturing engineers.
• Assign engineering activities, establish priorities, and manage technical deliverables to support multiple product development programs.
• Provide technical direction and support engineers in resolving complex manufacturing, tooling, and production challenges.
• Establish engineering best practices, standardized review procedures, and knowledge-sharing processes.

• Technical Data Integration & Process Knowledge Management
• Lead the collection, consolidation, and analysis of manufacturing process information, supplier capabilities, tooling performance, production yield, quality data, and manufacturing costs.
• Develop and maintain structured technical databases, process capability matrices, and manufacturing knowledge repositories to support engineering decisions.
• Standardize manufacturing data, technical documentation, and reporting formats across suppliers and engineering projects.
• Analyze technical data to identify manufacturing risks, process limitations, improvement opportunities, and cost optimization opportunities.
• Translate complex manufacturing information into clear technical summaries, comparisons, and actionable recommendations for engineering teams and management.
• Establish lessons-learned documentation and promote knowledge sharing to improve future product development efficiency.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in mechanical manufacturing, tooling engineering, manufacturing process development, or related engineering disciplines.
• Experience providing technical leadership, supervising engineers, or coordinating engineering activities across multiple projects.
• Broad understanding of mechanical component manufacturing processes, with hands-on experience in multiple manufacturing technologies.
• Strong knowledge of tooling design, manufacturing feasibility evaluation, process optimization, and Design for Manufacturing.
• Ability to evaluate and compare manufacturing methods, tooling solutions, and supplier technical capabilities.
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to collect, organize, integrate, and interpret complex technical and manufacturing data.
• Experience preparing structured technical reports, process comparisons, and data-driven recommendations.
• Strong problem-solving, project coordination, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced product development environment.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Previous experience leading a tooling engineering team, manufacturing process engineering team, or mechanical manufacturing engineering organization.
• Extensive exposure to diverse manufacturing processes and the ability to provide technical recommendations across different component types.
• Experience establishing manufacturing process databases, supplier capability matrices, tooling knowledge libraries, or standardized engineering reporting systems.
• Familiarity with manufacturing quality methodologies such as PFMEA, SPC, Cp/Cpk, tolerance analysis, and process capability evaluation.
• Experience with manufacturing cost analysis, tooling investment evaluation, supplier capability assessment, and cost reduction initiatives

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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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