Koch Industries

Principal Design Quality Engineer - Optoelectronics

Koch Industries$150K — $220K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field
  • 10+ years of experience in quality, reliability, product, or design engineering
  • Strong understanding of optical components and transceiver manufacturing processes
  • Expertise in FMEA, risk management, reliability engineering, and qualification testing
  • Proficient in root cause analysis, corrective actions, and statistical methods

Responsibilities

  • Drive quality planning and best practices throughout product development
  • Conduct FMEA and risk assessments to mitigate product risks
  • Lead technical initiatives for reliability and failure analysis
  • Review and approve design changes and component qualifications
  • Influence cross-functional teams on quality and risk-based decisions
  • Collaborate with suppliers to implement quality requirements

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Life insurance, disability, and retirement plans
  • Paid vacation/time off and educational assistance
  • Additional support for infertility, parental leave, and adoption assistance
Full Job Description
Molex is seeking a highly motivated Principal Design Quality Engineer (DQE) to ensure the quality, reliability, and manufacturability of next-generation optical transceivers throughout the product lifecycle. This role partners with engineering, operations, and suppliers to ensure robust product designs, effective risk management, and industry-leading field performance. The ideal candidate will have experience with high-speed optical modules, strong knowledge of design assurance methodologies, and a passion for driving robust product development processes that result in world-class reliability and customer satisfaction.

What You Will Do

  • Drive quality planning activities, establishment of best practices and quality assurance activities throughout the product development lifecycle, from concept through production release.
  • Drive FMEA, risk assessments, and Design for Reliability (DFR) practices to identify and mitigate product risks early.
  • Provide technical leadership for reliability, failure analysis, and corrective action activities.
  • Review and approve design changes, component qualifications, and manufacturing readiness decisions.
  • Influence cross-functional teams and senior leadership on quality, reliability, and risk-based decision making.
  • Partner with suppliers and manufacturing teams to ensure quality requirements are effectively implemented and sustained.


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in quality, reliability, product, or design engineering.
  • Strong understanding of optical components and modules, opto-electronic and electronic devices, and transceiver manufacturing processes.
  • Expert knowledge of:
    • FMEA and risk management
    • Reliability engineering and qualification testing
    • Root cause analysis and corrective actions
    • Statistical methods and data-driven decision making
    • Design verification and validation processes


For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000 - $220,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At 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.

Hiring Philosophy

All 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 .

Our Benefits

Our 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. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

About Koch Industries

Koch Industries, Inc. is an American privately-held multinational conglomerate corporation based in Wichita, Kansas. Its subsidiaries are involved in the manufacturing, refining, and distribution of petroleum, chemicals, energy, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, pulp and paper, chemical technology equipment, ranching, finance, commodities trading, and investing. Koch owns Infor, Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals, Matador Cattle Company, i360, and Guardian Industries. The firm employs 120,000 people in 60 countries, with about half of its business in the United States. The company is the largest non-Canadian landowner in the Athabasca oil sands. With annual revenues of $110 billion by 2014, the company is the largest privately held company in the United States. In 2007, it was ranked as the largest privately held company. If Koch Industries had been a public company in 2013, it would have ranked 17th in the Fortune 500. The company was founded by its namesake, Fred C. Koch, in 1940 after he developed an innovative crude oil refining process. Fred C. Koch died in 1967 and his majority interest in the company was split amongst his four sons. In June 1983, after a bitter legal and boardroom battle, the stakes of Frederick R. Koch and William "Bill" Koch were bought out for $1.1 billion and Charles Koch and David Koch became majority owners in the company. Charles owns 42% of the company; trusts for the benefit of Elaine Tettemer Marshall and Elaine's children, Preston Marshall and E. Pierce Marshall Jr., own 16% of the company. The heirs of David Koch, who died on August 23, 2019, own the balance, 42%, of the corporation.
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