Process Development Engineer

Your Job

Molex is seeking a Process Development Engineer to join our team in Naperville, IL.

This role is responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and implementing robust manufacturing processes that allow Molex to capture new and challenging business.

A core aspect of this role is developing and proving feasibility of novel manufacturing strategies to ensure the process can be successfully scaled up.

The engineer should possess a working knowledge of automation principles to ensure effective communication, and smooth adoption of volume manufacturing solutions.

This position emphasizes early-stage development of process concepts, ensuring scalability and manufacturability, and requires close cooperation across multidisciplinary teams from concept through to full-scale deployment.

Our Team

The Process Development Engineer reports to the Manufacturing Integration Engineering (MIE) Manager, and is embedded in the MIE team.

They will engage in regular collaboration with a diverse team including business development managers, applications engineers, design engineers, process engineers, and automation teams.

Work is split between office and production floor settings.

Occasional travel may be required for process transfer activities or coordination with external partners.

What You Will Do



* Generate innovative process concepts that address integration challenges and support the introduction of new products, technologies, and automation solutions.


* Lead feasibility studies, proof-of-concept trials, and pilot-scale experiments to evaluate and refine proposed process solutions, with a focus on improving manufacturing readiness.


* Drive early risk mitigation and design-for-manufacturing discussions to ensure flawless scale-up.


* Design detailed process flows, layouts, and specifications in collaboration with design, automation, and production teams.


* Collaborate with design engineering and production teams to execute on prototype and pre-production builds.


* Guide the seamless transfer of process concepts to automation specialists, and ensure process automation is effectively implemented.


* Support troubleshooting and provide technical expertise, especially during pilot and scale-up phases.


* Contribute to training materials and coach manufacturing staff on the adoption of new process concepts and best practices.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Bachelor's degree in an engineering field


* Three (3) years or more experience in manufacturing process development or process engineering


* Experience developing and scaling up novel process solutions within a manufacturing context

What Will Put You Ahead



* Five (5) years or more experience with electronics manufacturing, especially flexible and hybrid electronics


* Experience with software tools such as NX, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Excel, Minitab, or other design and data analysis software


* Experience with automation principles...