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The team focuses on prototyping, test development, continuous improvement, and troubleshooting to ensure producibility and quality.\nWhat You Will Do\nExecute and support product verification and validation activities, including hands-on testing, data collection, analysis, and reporting to inform engineering decisions.\nDesign, fabricate, assemble, and maintain test fixtures, prototypes, and modified assemblies to generate development, standardization, and quality control data.\nTroubleshoot product and process issues on the shop floor and recommend design or manufacturing changes to improve producibility and reliability.\nProgram, calibrate, and maintain test and perform preventive maintenance to ensure reliable test operations.\nProduce clear technical documentation: test procedures, numerical and graphical test results, change recommendations, BOM/route reviews, and training materials for production staff.\nNote: day-to-day work blends lab prototyping, bench testing, and shopfloor troubleshooting in support of engineering and production goals.\nWho You Are (Basic Qualifications)\nHigh school diploma or GED required; Associate degree (or equivalent certificate) in engineering technology, electronics, mechanical technology, or related field OR equivalent combination of education and experience.\n6 months to 3 years of related hands-on experience in electrical testing, prototyping, production support, or electronic/mechanical assembly.\nAble to read and interpret technical drawings, electrical schematics, BOMs, test procedures, and safety/maintenance documentation.\nBasic soldering skills and competency using common hand tools and electrical test instruments (multimeter, insulation resistance tester, etc.).\nAble to document procedures and results clearly (written reports, spreadsheets) and communicate findings effectively to engineers and production teams.\nWhat Will Put You Ahead (Preferred Qualifications)\nExperience performing DWV (Dielectric Withstand), IR (Insulation Resistance), and resistance testing using Cirris cable testers, hipot testers, and digital ohmmeters for production testing and troubleshooting.\nExperience programming and maintaining Cirris test systems, including updating test software, troubleshooting test failures, and maintaining test fixtures to support production.\nExperience fabricating test fixtures / harness’s ability to produce detail sketches for part fabrication.\nExperience reading technical documents and working in regulated or highly documented environments.\nFamiliarity with CAD (e.g., SolidWorks) for creating simple drawings or communicating fixture requirements; basic statistical analysis and data plotting skills.\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.\nHiring Philosophy\nAll Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.\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. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.\nAt Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.\nOur Benefits\nOur goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. 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