Advanced Quality Planning Engineer - Optical Solutions

Molex possesses a rich heritage in the optical industry.

We provide the highest performing and field-proven wavelength management solutions from components, modules to integrated line-cards.

Our team is dedicated to continuous innovation in passive component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation.

We provide cutting edge technology with a comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software integration capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks.

We serve large, global clients in telecom and datacom industries in providing next generation optical modules to support the growing need for data and communications.

We are looking for an Advanced Quality Planning Engineer to join our Quality team and will report directly to the Director of Customer Quality.

This Advanced Quality Planning Engineer will ensure we are working closely with development team to avoid challenges in designs and avoid known failures of optical components and systems.

This person will perform predictive engineering analysis, root cause analysis and data statistical analysis and raise issues as necessary to leaders to help solve design issues and NPI manufacturing challenges.

This person will be communicating directly with customers as needed.

What You Will Do


* Develops quality system for New Products from component to assembly within wavelength management products development team.


* Monitors and guides Product Development team to ensure Advanced Quality Planning is applied in the development process.


* Accountable to Product Development Team, manufacturing plants and customer.


* Tasks can include complex problem-solving activities and require the ability to multi-task and set priorities on many different problems on multiple New Products at the same time.


* Champions lessons learned, known failure modes elimination and challenges on predictive engineering analysis testing to ensure a flawless launch of wavelength management products and optical components


* Facilitates and provides expertise in the development of DFMEA's, PFMEA's, Control Plans, Qualification Plans, etc., in new product development and product changes


* Provides root cause analysis and data statistical analysis leadership to solve design issues, NPI manufacturing challenges, and customer complaints


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


* Partners closely and supports with plant AQPs and suppliers to meet new product quality and timing goals and overcome challenges with new designs


* Reviews and approves supplier product quality specific documentation on new and modified purchased components.

Works with supplier quality team to ensure compliance.


* Leads the problem solving (8D's), analysis, and resolution of new product related customer complaints or internal qualit...