Director, Engineering Systems (Eden Prairie, MN)

Your Job

Molex is seeking a Director of Engineering Systems to lead a focused team responsible for understanding, rationalizing, and improving how product and process information flows across our engineering, NPI, and operations environments.

This role will own the end-to-end system landscape mapping across platforms such as SAP, Agile PLM, ECTR, MLite, OpCenter, Siemens NX, and SolidWorks, and will develop and execute a strategy to streamline data handoffs, reduce duplication, and improve reliability and usability of information across the product lifecycle.

This role reports to the VP of Engineering and serves as a critical integrator between Engineering, NPI, Operations, IT, and Quality.

Our Team

Molex's Optical Connectivity Group is at the forefront of designing and delivering cutting-edge optical solutions that power data centers, telecom infrastructure, and next-gen computing.

As part of Koch Industries, Molex fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and transformative technology development across global markets.

What You Will Do

Engineering Systems Mapping & Landscape Ownership


* Lead a comprehensive mapping of all engineering and operational systems in use today, including SAP, Agile PLM, ECTR, MLite, OpCenter, Siemens NX, and SolidWorks.


* Document current-state data flows, system ownership, dependencies, and lifecycle touchpoints.


* Identify redundancies, manual workarounds, gaps, and breakdowns in information flow.

Information Flow & Integration Strategy


* Define a future-state strategy for how product, engineering, and manufacturing information should flow from concept through NPI and into operations.


* Establish clear system roles, including system of record versus system of use.


* Partner with IT and engineering applications teams to define integration approaches, data governance principles, and architectural standards.


* Prioritize initiatives that reduce cycle time, improve data quality, and enable scale.

Strategy Execution & Roadmap Delivery


* Develop and execute a multi-phase roadmap to improve system integration and information flow.


* Lead or coordinate system configuration, integration work, pilots, and rollouts in partnership with IT and platform owners.


* Balance near-term improvements with longer-term architectural alignment.

Team Leadership & Capability Building


* Lead, coach, and develop a small, focused team responsible for systems mapping, process analysis, and execution support.


* Establish clear team priorities, operating cadence, and success metrics.


* Serve as a mentor and technical leader in engineering systems and lifecycle thinking.

Cross-Functional Alignment & Change Leadership


* Serve as the primary engineering-facing leader for systems integration and information flow improvements.


* Translate technical system capabilities into practical workflows for engineers, NPI teams, and operations.


* Drive adoption thr...