Advanced Quality Planning Engineer

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We are looking for an Advanced Quality Planning (AQP) Engineer who will work closely with Product Development team members developing and maintaining a Quality Plan in order to manage and mitigate project risks to ensure a flawless Product Launch that meets customers’ cost, quality, and delivery requirements. The ideal candidate will have experience working through quality issues early in the design phases.

Molex creates connections for life by enabling technologies that transform the future and improve lives. With presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a complete range of connectivity products, services and solutions for the data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics industries. Our Datacom and Specialty Solutions team designs an extensive product line serving customers in telecommunications, datacom, hyperscalers, data center and storage applications.

• Quality Plan Development:
  Ensure the project Quality Plan for new products and product modifications is focused on the voice of customers and all project quality deliverables are completed in a timely manner.
• Risk Analysis:
  Participate during front-end product, tool and assembly design reviews and Design and/or Process FMEA reviews by providing inputs on internal and external quality history.
• Facilitate and review reliability test plan.
• Metrology and qualification of new or modified parts:
  Facilitate development of measurement plans and methods and lead disposition of new products.
• Assist plant quality in design of gauges and necessary inspection fixtures.
• Perform measurement analysis, capability studies and statistical analysis to quality tool or process.
• Work with plant Advanced Quality Planning Engineer or Quality Engineer to develop safe launch plan to protect the customer and reduce errors.
• Ensure customer required documentation relating to customer acceptance of new products and product modifications are completed.
• Supplier Approval:
  Review and approve supplier product specific documentation on new and modified purchased components.
• Work with supplier quality engineers to ensure compliance.
• Help problem solve and resolve new product related customer complaints or internal quality complaints during launch.
• Support efforts for prevention of repeat issues and provide systemic improvements to the Product Development Processes to reduce New Products QNs.

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• Minimum of 3 years of quality experience
• Experience with new product introduction projects
• Willing and able to travel ~10% domestically and globally
• Available for weekday evening calls to collaborate with global peers

• ASQC Certified (CQE)
• Quality Systems experience – ISO 9001 or RS 16949
• GD&T analysis experience
• Electronics manufacturing
• Experience with Minitab
• Green/Black belt certified

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.

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