At Molex we’re committed to improving people’s lives and making the world a better place. Connected Vehicle Solutions (CVS), a business unit of Molex LLC, develops innovative products and manufacturing processes around automotive in-vehicle networking, infotainment, and lighting segments.
At Molex, we are constantly striving to improve and grow both personally and professionally. We put our customer first, and demand only the best. We’re currently looking for a Field Applications Engineer to strengthen our team. Come join our journey.
What You Will Do
As a Field Application Engineer, you will be a part of our projects team supporting an OEM at their site several days a week and then in our office when you are not at the client site. You will participate in Customer’s engineering activities; communicate with the Program Team and proactively respond to the Customer’s needs understanding the impact of vehicle structures and interfaces on antenna performance. Other responsibilities include:
- Represent Customer’s interests and position on program issues; manage Customer’s programs and system requirements.
- Coordinate/lead/participate in Customer engineering meetings and internal team meetings associated with Customer projects and represent Molex at Customer meetings including VAPIR, CAB, SSR, VAPIT and Program Team meetings.
- Work closely with Customer testing team - efficiently plan and negotiate required electrical and environmental testing requirements.
- Prepare and issue PDT/ Customer meeting minutes; prepare and present timely responses to action items.
- Work with Customers plants to ensure program PTR, breakpoints and launch are achieved per plan.
- Create Customer documentation, including 3660, Saleable Action Plans, AAR, PPAP, VCD and 5-Phases.
- Assist in the creation and review of project timelines and recommend actions to ensure Customer.
deliverables are met per awarded timeline.
- Assist Customer to define system requirements; resolve system issues; work with respective
“owners”; initiate change requests.
- Participate in FMEA process; recommend additional development and testing activities as necessary.
- Coordinate and participate in engineering studies and experiments at the Customer’s assembly plants including antenna to roof studies, gap measurements, insertion/retention force, and antenna to vehicle centerline rotation.
- Support troubleshooting activities associated with validation testing failures of roof-mount antennas, and warranty return.
- Support engineering proposals for simplified validation testing based on engineering simulations and analyses.
- Coordinate communication of engineering design studies such as keep-out-zone, styled antenna surface, curvature studies, vehicle roof data…etc. between Molex Engineering and Customer
Who You Are
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or Automotive related field.
- Ability to travel to customer facilities and other Molex facilities, including some international travel. Most of your time will be spent working at your OEM customer site.
- One year or more working in the automotive industry.
What Puts You Ahead
- 3 or more years of experience working with vehicle exterior components.
- Understanding of the impact of vehicle structures and interfaces on antenna performance – experience of electromagnetic compatibility design, development, or testing – experience with requirement definition using structured analysis methods.
- Experience and knowledge in manufacturing processes and product development
- Knowledge in the basic mechanics of material and geometry
- Troubleshooting skills including measurements analysis
- Knowledge of antenna electrical testing, including high frequency and low frequency tests
- Experience reviewing and analyzing antenna electrical test results (15648, 15649, 16261, etc)
- Understanding antenna failure modes due to various environmental testing conditions
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
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.
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.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf
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