Electrical Engineer

Your Job

We are seeking an Electrical Engineer in the controls group to design control system hardware and software that meets the needs for projects creating detailed physical layouts for printed circuit boards.

This individual will use Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software, ensuring designs meet electrical, mechanical, and manufacturability requirements and will be responsible for programming microcontrollers and microprocessors.

Our Team

Molex creates connections for life by enabling technologies that transform the future and improve lives.

With a 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 (DSS) team designs an extensive product line serving customers in telecommunications, datacom, hyperscalers, cloud, data center and storage applications.

You can check out a highlight of our custom automation team's capabilities here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gxNyypfzGU

What You Will Do


* Collaborate with the mechanical engineer and controls engineers to determine the operational specifications of a machine to design PCB layouts, enclosure designs, electrical and pneumatic schematics, bills of material and machine cable routing in CAD.


* Create detailed PCB layouts from engineering schematics, optimizing component placement, routing traces, and maintaining signal integrity.

As well as generating manufacturing files for PCB manufacturers.


* Write, test, and debug microcontroller code that controls the hardware of embedded devices, developing efficient, high-performance code that meets the memory and processing constraints of microcontrollers.


* Optimize designs for reliable and efficient manufacturing, considering factors like thermal management and production processes.


* Attend Design Reviews and PFMEA's while working with mechanical engineers to improve current and future designs of automation.


* Tracks projects using internal methods for summarizing component cost, labor, and lead time.

Develops accurate, up-to-date BOM's and Spare Parts Lists.


* Assist in executing the machine debug, qualification, and installation.


* Assist in the testing and troubleshooting of PCB prototypes during the development phase.


* Stay updated on new technologies, design tools, and industry standards to maintain competitiveness.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or similar


* PCB design software experience like Altium Designer, Eagle, Cadence Allegro, DipTrace, and KiCad.


* Experience with microcontroller (Arduino) and microprocessor (Raspberry Pi) programming with software like IDE, Visual Studio, Python.


* Knowledgeable in electronics, circuit theory, and electromagnetics for creating functional an...