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Molex is seeking an experienced mechanical Principal Launch Engineer to help solve our biggest challenges in product design, systems integration, customer architecture, and manufacturing with our industry-leading high-speed connector and cable systems for our big data and hyperscale customers. These high-tech, leading-edge components are critical for the data superhighways infrastructure we use every day. Here at Molex, we are leading the industry with our smart data solutions that solve our customers' toughest challenges. In this highly visible engineering position, you will join a team of professionals who are passionate about delivering the best products in the world to the market.
Molex brings together innovation and technology to deliver electronic solutions to customers worldwide. With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a full suite of solutions and services for many markets, including data communications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, commercial vehicle and medical products.
As Principal Launch Engineer with the CSBU IO Engineering team your primary focus will be to solve our toughest product-related challenges, on our top projects to help the team drive our products reliability faster to the market while we launch our next-generation high-speed connectors and cables. You will be joining a large organization of multi-cross functional team members to interact with. You will partner with them to solve some of toughest challenges. Your role will be the owner of detailed analysis, trouble shooting, product design knowledge, laboratory test knowledge, system design knowledge, intimate customer system application requirement knowledge, bridging this detailed knowledge with us to our manufacturing process and capabilities to help drive the team to reliably deliver our product on time.
Successful applicants must exhibit the following characteristics:
- Dynamic problem-solving skills, curiosity, persistence to get to true root case
- A demonstrated strong capacity for complex problem-solving - Software, Mechanical, Electrical and production manufacturing
- Competence in communicating technical information to diverse (including non-technical) audiences to drive actionable outcomes
- A sincere drive for continuous learning and application of new knowledge
- The ability to plan and execute projects with minimal direction
- An eager attitude towards tackling new and unfamiliar challenges
- A leader who can pull teams together, lead & drive actions & positive outcomes
What You Will Do
- Be a team member in a global organization helping to successfully launch our leading-edge new products and components for the high-speed cable and connector industry. These may include high-speed connectors, connector cable assemblies, PCBA's and other interconnect products.
- Interface with professional cross-functional team members in our signal integrity, manufacturing integration, program management, sales organization, test laboratory, high tech R&D model shop, and senior leadership teams.
- Lead & Own critical problem-solving activities within Molex, acting as subject matter expert where appropriate, but ultimately the central hub linking the groups together to solve issues.
- Present findings, learnings, and plans internally and to customers to obtain support for changes that may come from the root cause analysis and problem-solving outcomes.
- Lead Manufacturing and Quality Assurance during product launches issues travel spend time during critical launches at our manufacturing sites with the global team
- Create relationships with senior leadership, cross functional team members and peers through team building activities and growth opportunities operating as One Molex Team
- Provide leadership, support, and guidance to junior team members on problem solving, and solutioning.
- Retain responsibility for follow-up, documentation, publishing, and expediting all action items of all projects you are working on to solve issues driving Molex to a safe launch
- Be aware of timeliness, need to solve problems and challenges quickly - take decisive decisions with sufficient data but do not pontificate while trying to boil the ocean
- Be fully capable of presenting your findings as required to a customer audience in a clear and concise format for maximum understanding and impact
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Quality Engineering, or a related field
- 12+ years of experience in electro-mechanical product design, manufacturing experience, quality experience and development with proven technical leadership
- Experience with product development in the electronics industries
- Strong understanding of engineering tools including FEA, GD&T and Tolerance Analysis
- Experience with advanced parametric 3D CAD systems
- Intermediate to advanced level of Signal Integrity understanding
- Heavy experience with products manufactured using all the following processes: progressive die stamping, injection molding, die casting, plating, laser welding, soldering and insert molding
- Experience with new technology development and new product launches
- Six Sigma Background in problem solving - Proven track record of problem solving
- Ability to internationally travel up to 50% of the time
What Will Put You Ahead
- Master's degree or PhD in Engineering or other related engineering field
- Siemens NX experience
- Design experience with high-speed, high-density connectors, cable assemblies, and interconnect products
- Black Belt in Six Sigma, Shainin Red X
- Understanding and application of sound project management techniques managing projects to timelines, due dates and deadlines
Compensation
For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000-$300,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
Your Job
Molex is seeking an experienced mechanical Principal Launch Engineer to help solve our biggest challenges in product design, systems integration, customer architecture, and manufacturing with our industry-leading high-speed connector and cable systems for our big data and hyperscale customers. These high-tech, leading-edge components are critical for the data superhighways infrastructure we use every day. Here at Molex, we are leading the industry with our smart data solutions that solve our customers' toughest challenges. In this highly visible engineering position, you will join a team of professionals who are passionate about delivering the best products in the world to the market.
Molex brings together innovation and technology to deliver electronic solutions to customers worldwide. With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a full suite of solutions and services for many markets, including data communications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, commercial vehicle and medical products.
As Principal Launch Engineer with the CSBU IO Engineering team your primary focus will be to solve our toughest product-related challenges, on our top projects to help the team drive our products reliability faster to the market while we launch our next-generation high-speed connectors and cables. You will be joining a large organization of multi-cross functional team members to interact with. You will partner with them to solve some of toughest challenges. Your role will be the owner of detailed analysis, trouble shooting, product design knowledge, laboratory test knowledge, system design knowledge, intimate customer system application requirement knowledge, bridging this detailed knowledge with us to our manufacturing process and capabilities to help drive the team to reliably deliver our product on time.
Successful applicants must exhibit the following characteristics:
- Dynamic problem-solving skills, curiosity, persistence to get to true root case
- A demonstrated strong capacity for complex problem-solving - Software, Mechanical, Electrical and production manufacturing
- Competence in communicating technical information to diverse (including non-technical) audiences to drive actionable outcomes
- A sincere drive for continuous learning and application of new knowledge
- The ability to plan and execute projects with minimal direction
- An eager attitude towards tackling new and unfamiliar challenges
- A leader who can pull teams together, lead & drive actions & positive outcomes
What You Will Do
- Be a team member in a global organization helping to successfully launch our leading-edge new products and components for the high-speed cable and connector industry. These may include high-speed connectors, connector cable assemblies, PCBA's and other interconnect products.
- Interface with professional cross-functional team members in our signal integrity, manufacturing integration, program management, sales organization, test laboratory, high tech R&D model shop, and senior leadership teams.
- Lead & Own critical problem-solving activities within Molex, acting as subject matter expert where appropriate, but ultimately the central hub linking the groups together to solve issues.
- Present findings, learnings, and plans internally and to customers to obtain support for changes that may come from the root cause analysis and problem-solving outcomes.
- Lead Manufacturing and Quality Assurance during product launches issues travel spend time during critical launches at our manufacturing sites with the global team
- Create relationships with senior leadership, cross functional team members and peers through team building activities and growth opportunities operating as One Molex Team
- Provide leadership, support, and guidance to junior team members on problem solving, and solutioning.
- Retain responsibility for follow-up, documentation, publishing, and expediting all action items of all projects you are working on to solve issues driving Molex to a safe launch
- Be aware of timeliness, need to solve problems and challenges quickly - take decisive decisions with sufficient data but do not pontificate while trying to boil the ocean
- Be fully capable of presenting your findings as required to a customer audience in a clear and concise format for maximum understanding and impact
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Quality Engineering, or a related field
- 12+ years of experience in electro-mechanical product design, manufacturing experience, quality experience and development with proven technical leadership
- Experience with product development in the electronics industries
- Strong understanding of engineering tools including FEA, GD&T and Tolerance Analysis
- Experience with advanced parametric 3D CAD systems
- Intermediate to advanced level of Signal Integrity understanding
- Heavy experience with products manufactured using all the following processes: progressive die stamping, injection molding, die casting, plating, laser welding, soldering and insert molding
- Experience with new technology development and new product launches
- Six Sigma Background in problem solving - Proven track record of problem solving
- Ability to internationally travel up to 50% of the time
What Will Put You Ahead
- Master's degree or PhD in Engineering or other related engineering field
- Siemens NX experience
- Design experience with high-speed, high-density connectors, cable assemblies, and interconnect products
- Black Belt in Six Sigma, Shainin Red X
- Understanding and application of sound project management techniques managing projects to timelines, due dates and deadlines
Compensation
For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000-$300,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
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Align your credentials to specialty occupation standards
H-1B eligibility requires your degree to directly correspond to the Principal role's duties. For technical Principal positions, a degree in engineering, materials science, or a related field carries more weight than a general business credential when USCIS reviews the petition.
Target Molex's connector and electronics supply chain verticals
Molex supplies interconnect solutions to apparel and wearable technology manufacturers, so Principal roles often require domain fluency in those supply chains. Framing your experience around smart textiles, wearable components, or electronics integration strengthens your fit for open requisitions.
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Migrate Mate filters Principal jobs at Molex by the visa types the company sponsors, so you can identify open roles aligned with your specific status before applying. This prevents wasted applications to positions where your visa type isn't supported.
Clarify sponsorship scope during the offer stage
Ask the recruiter whether the offer covers H-1B transfer, new cap-subject filing, or PERM. Molex sponsors multiple visa types, but the pathway available to you depends on your current status and timing relative to the annual April filing window.
Document cross-functional leadership for senior-level petitions
USCIS scrutinizes Principal-level petitions to confirm the role requires specialized expertise, not just generalist management. Gather evidence of technical deliverables, patents, publications, or program outcomes that demonstrate the specialized judgment the position requires.
Verify your OPT or CPT end date against Molex's hiring cycle
If you're on F-1 OPT, confirm your authorization window extends far enough to cover onboarding plus the H-1B cap-subject filing deadline. A gap between OPT expiration and an October 1 H-1B start date leaves you out of status without a timely cap-gap bridge.
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Does Molex sponsor H-1B visas for Principals?
Yes, Molex sponsors H-1B visas for Principal roles. The company has a consistent pattern of filing H-1B petitions for specialized technical and program positions at the principal level. If you're currently on H-1B with another employer, Molex can file an H-1B transfer, which lets you start working as soon as USCIS receives the petition rather than waiting for approval.
Which visa types does Molex commonly sponsor for Principal roles?
Molex sponsors H-1B, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, and EB-2 and EB-3 Green Card pathways for qualifying roles. For Principal positions, H-1B and employment-based Green Card sponsorship are the most relevant long-term options. TN is available for Canadian and Mexican nationals in eligible occupational categories. The visa type Molex pursues for you depends on your nationality, current status, and the specific role.
What qualifications does Molex expect for Principal-level roles?
Principal roles at Molex typically require advanced technical or domain expertise, often combined with a track record of leading complex programs or cross-functional initiatives. For positions connected to the company's apparel and wearable technology supply chain, experience with interconnect systems, smart textiles, or electronics integration is a practical differentiator. A relevant bachelor's degree is the baseline, and many Principal roles expect a master's degree or equivalent industry experience.
How do I apply for Principal jobs at Molex?
Browse open Principal positions at Molex through Migrate Mate, which surfaces roles filtered by the visa types Molex sponsors so you can confirm your eligibility before applying. Once you identify a matching role, apply directly through Molex's careers portal. In your application, highlight specialized technical contributions and any cross-functional leadership relevant to Molex's product lines in connectors, sensors, or wearable electronics.
How long does the visa sponsorship process take for a Principal hire at Molex?
Timeline depends on the visa type. An H-1B transfer for an existing H-1B holder can allow work authorization within days of USCIS receiving the petition. A new cap-subject H-1B requires winning the April lottery and waiting for an October 1 start date, a process that can span six months or more. PERM-based Green Card sponsorship runs 12 to 24 months or longer depending on your country of birth and priority date movement.
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