Koch Industries

Sr. Product Design Engineer

Koch Industries$100K — $130K *
Lisle, IL 60532In-Person
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • 5+ years of experience in mechanical product design and development
  • Experience creating prototypes and simulations
  • Expertise in Tolerance Analyses
  • Familiarity with Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
  • Experience with GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
  • Proficient with advanced parametric 3D CAD systems

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop new interconnect products for the high-speed cable and connector industry
  • Interface with cross-functional teams, including signal integrity and manufacturing
  • Collaborate to create cost-effective and high-performance design solutions
  • Develop product specifications for testing adhering to customer needs
  • Present product concepts to internal teams and clients
  • Support manufacturing during product launches, with travel opportunities
  • Identify and implement new technologies to enhance product development

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Retirement plans with employer contribution
  • Paid vacation and time off
  • Educational assistance programs
  • Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
Full Job Description
Your Job

Molex is seeking an experienced Sr. Product Design Engineer to join our Copper Solutions I/O team responsible for the design of our industry leading high-speed connector and cable systems for exponentially growing data storage systems, telecommunication and hyperscale customers. This is a dynamic group of highly skilled professionals that will provide an opportunity for constant learning and innovation. This role will be leading projects from ideas to high volume production. These creative, high-tech leading-edge components are critical for the data superhighways existence we use every day changing the world. The successful applicant will have the ability to appropriately plan and see assignments through to completion with minimal direction, provide leadership to other team members; develop timing, meet project schedules, manage risks, accurately quote design, and systematically solve problems of a complex scope.

The primary location for this position is the Lisle Design Center in Chicago area.

What You Will Do

  • Be a team member in a global organization designing and developing leading edge new products and components for the high-speed cable and connector industry.
  • Design and develop new interconnect products, including high speed connectors, connector cable assemblies, and miscellaneous related mechanical hardware for datacom and telecom applications such as hubs, servers, switches, routers, HBA servers, and RAIDS.
  • Interface with cross functional team members in our signal integrity team, manufacturing integration team, program management, sales organization, state of the art test laboratories, high tech R&D model shop, manufacturing and senior leadership teams.
  • Collaborate to develop cost competitive and creative designs with signal integrity, and manufacturing team that are efficient at manufacture while meeting our high-performance market requirements.
  • Develop product and application specifications documents for testing that meet our customer requirements.
  • Present concepts and detailed requirements internally and to customers to obtain support for development of major new products.
  • Support Manufacturing and Quality Assurance during product launches and have travel opportunities to visit our manufacturing sites and meet the global team.
  • Create relationships with senior leadership, cross functional team members and peers through team building activities and growth opportunities operating as One Molex Team
  • Help lead the organization in identification, evaluation, and implementation of new technologies and methodologies to enable next generation products, improve costs, quality and New Product Development (NPD) processes.
  • Provide leadership, support, and guide less experienced team members on multiple NPD projects.
  • Responsible for follow-up, documentation, publishing, and expediting all action items of a new product program.


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • 5+ years of experience in mechanical product design and development with proven technical leadership
  • Experience creating prototypes and simulations
  • Expert use of Tolerance Analyses
  • Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
  • Design experience with products manufactured using some of the following processes: progressive die stamping, injection molding, die casting and insert molding
  • Experience with GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
  • Experience with advanced parametric 3D CAD systems


What Will Put You Ahead

  • Master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or other related engineering field
  • Siemens NX experience
  • Design experience with high-speed, high-density connectors, cable assemblies, and interconnect products
  • Design experience with products manufactured utilizing electroplating and automated assembly
  • Good understanding and practical knowledge of Six Sigma quality development tools and principles (DOE, FMEA, etc.)
  • Understanding and application of sound project management techniques managing projects to timelines, due dates and deadlines
  • Design experience with products manufactured using some of the following processes: progressive die stamping, injection molding, die casting and insert molding
  • Knowledge of regulatory agency testing requirements (e.g., UL/CSA, EIA, Telcordia requirements).


For this role, we anticipate paying $100,000 - $130,000 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.

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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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