Principal Product Design Engineer

The Principal Product Design Engineer will lead Molex’s technical design direction for board mount and cable mount connector and cable harness solutions supporting data storage systems and telecommunications. This role drives product vision and strategy from market definition through documentation, production, and release.

Core Responsibilities

• Direct the design and development of next generation products and components for high-speed cable and connectors
• Collaborate with customers, vendors, marketing and sales, and cross-functional engineering teams during pre-production phases
• Develop and validate interconnect products, including high speed connectors, connector cable assemblies, and related mechanical hardware for datacom and telecom applications such as hubs, servers, switches, and routers
• Generate original product and solution concepts and translate them into practical, economical models through feasibility studies
• Lead engineering design evaluation and customer-facing design proposal activities
• Build prototype samples and execute validation activities
• Provide technical support to Operations, including Quality and Production, to improve efficiency and support safe product launches
• Resolve product-related issues through closure and manage the design change process
• Build market and customer understanding by connecting business and engineering teams with customer engineering teams
• Maintain a system-level understanding of the customer application and the product design concept to meet customer expectations

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline
• Minimum 15 years of experience in the connector industry
• Expertise in contact physics
• Experience leading new product design efforts
• Expertise providing technical direction and coaching to a design team
• Design expertise across board launch and wire termination technologies
• Working knowledge of high density board termination rework process

Tools and Technologies

• NX
• TeamCenter

Additional Considerations

• Six Sigma training or certification
• Experience working with customers in the data storage market
• Experience using NX and TeamCenter
• Geometric dimensioning and tolerance

Compensation and Location

Location: Harrisburg, PA (onsite)

Salary: USD 150,000 - 200,000 per year

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance
• ADD and disability coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Paid vacation and time off
• Educational assistance
• May also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance