Advanced Quality Planning Engineer

Your Job

We are looking for an Advanced Quality Planning (AQP) Engineer will work closely with the Product Development team members developing and maintaining a Quality Plan to manage and mitigate project risk to ensure a flawless Product Launch that meets customers' cost, quality, delivery requirements.

Our Team

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. These connectors are essential in delivering new high-power cable-based connection systems to our focus customers and design partners.

What You Will Do

* Ensures the project Quality Plan for new products and product modifications are focused on the voice of customer and all project quality deliverables are completed in a timely manner.

* Facilitation during front-end product / tool / assembly design or process reviews, design & process FMEA reviews by providing inputs on internal and external quality history, lessons learned and through active critical thinking / questioning. Facilitation and review of reliability test plan.

* Facilitate the development of measurement plans / methods and lead the disposition of new products at FOT (First Off Tool) and Qualification. Assist plant AQP in design of gauges & necessary inspection fixtures, Measurement System Analysis, Capability Studies & any necessary statistical analysis with goal of Tool / Process Qualification

* Work with plant AQP or QE to develop Safe Launch plan to protect the customer and reduce COPQ.

* Ensures customer required documentation relating to customer acceptance of new products and product modifications are completed.

* Reviews and approves supplier product specific documentation on new and modified purchased components. Works with supplier quality engineer to ensure compliance.

* Lead in the problem solving (8D's), analysis, and resolution of new product related customer complaints or internal quality complaints during launch. Support efforts for prevention of repeat issues & systemic improvements to the Product Development Processes to reduce New Products QNs.

* Understand & practice the KOCH 5 dimensions & guiding principles, Lean / Six Sigma, International Standards Organization (ISO) and Environmental, and/or Health and Safety (EH&S) Management Systems by following stated policies and procedures.

* Perform other related duties as assigned by management.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

* Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

* Lean / Six Sigma, reliability test plans experience

* 3+ years of experience in Quality Engineering or related engineering field

* Quality engineering experience in a new-product introduction environment preferred

* Experience performing PFMEA/DFMEA and using other Advanced Quality Planning tools

* Strong organizational skill to anticipate, plan, organize and self-monitor workload

* Good interpersonal skills for effective leadership and team facilitation

* Solid Knowledge & understanding of metrology and GD&T

* Knowledge of statistics - experience using Minitab or other software

* Experience using MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)

* Able to travel (domestic or international) 5% - 20% and ability to travel to Monee IL facility up to once a week or as needed

What Will Put You Ahead

* Working knowledge of electronic assembly, testing, molding, stamping, plating and assembly processes

* Quality System (ISO 9001) and Supplier Auditing experience, Gage and Fixture design

For this role, we anticipate paying $75,000- $100,000 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.

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…