Your Position

Molex is seeking an NPI Manager to lead New Product Introduction (NPI) projects within the Connectivity and Optoelectronics business. In this role, you will guide cross-functional teams to ensure the successful launch of new products, from development through to full-scale production. You will also be accountable for the project’s financial performance (P&L) and serve as the primary point of contact for both internal and external customers.

Our Team

At Molex, our goal is to create value for others. We empower every team member to listen, observe, and execute with quality. By embedding quality into every launch and process, we proactively anticipate challenges and prevent issues before they enter the manufacturing phase, delivering greater value to our customers and partners.

What You Will Do

• Own end‑to‑end NPI execution for optical transceiver programs, from prototype builds to mass production.
• Drive program schedules, milestones, and deliverables across engineering, operations, supply chain, test engineering, reliability, and quality.
• Facilitate cross‑functional communication and ensure timely resolution of technical, operational, and supply‑related issues.
• Build and maintain manufacturing readiness plans (MRP) including process qualification, line bring‑up, equipment readiness, and operator training.
• Partner with process and test engineering teams to define assembly, alignment, calibration, and final test processes for new optical modules.
• Ensure Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Testability (DFT), and Design for Reliability (DFR) best practices are applied early in development.

• Lead yield‑ramp initiatives; identify root causes using structured problem‑solving tools (8D, DOE, FMEA, SPC).
• Work with reliability engineering to ensure modules meet Telcordia/GR‑468, IEEE, and internal qualification standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce cost, increase throughput, and improve yield stability.
• Oversee creation and release of manufacturing documentation (BOMs, travelers, work instructions, test limits).
• Ensure compliance with internal quality systems (ISO9001, TL9000) and customer-specific requirements.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optics, Materials Science, or related field.
• 7–10+ years of experience in optical transceivers, optoelectronics, or high‑volume photonics manufacturing.
• Proven track record leading NPI or manufacturing engineering for complex optical or electronic products.
• Strong understanding of optical module design (TOSA/ROSA, PICs, drivers, DSPs, packaging).
• Experience with reliability qualification, test development, yield improvement, and root‑cause analysis.
• Excellent cross‑functional leadership, communication, and project management skills.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Proven experience in developing automated processes, validation, process control, and continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with DFM (Design for Manufacturability), risk analysis, FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), and statistical process control.

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.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.

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.

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.

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