Senior Product Development Engineer

Location(s)

Bangalore, Karnataka

Company

Molex

Career Field

Engineering

Job Number

193441

Your Job

As a Senior Product Development Engineer – Connector Design, you will provide technical leadership for the development of innovative connector, interconnect, cable assembly, and high-speed connectivity products serving industrial, automotive, networking, and data communication markets. You will drive complex product development programs from concept through qualification and production launch while influencing technical decisions, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with global stakeholders to deliver high-quality, reliable, and manufacturable solutions.

Our Team

You will be part of Molex's Connector Design Engineering team within Product Development. Our team works closely with global engineering, manufacturing, quality, sourcing, marketing, product management, suppliers, and customers to develop industry-leading connectivity solutions that enable a more connected world. We foster a collaborative environment focused on innovation, technical excellence, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing.

What You Will Do

• Lead the development of connector, interconnect, cable assembly, and networking products from concept through production launch and lifecycle support.
• Translate customer requirements and market needs into technical solutions, product architectures, design requirements, and engineering execution plans.
• Drive technical decision-making throughout design, validation, qualification, and release activities while ensuring alignment with quality, cost, schedule, and reliability objectives.
• Lead design reviews, feasibility studies, risk assessments, and cross-functional engineering discussions to drive robust product development outcomes.
• Apply engineering expertise in plastic, sheet metal, casting, plated, and electromechanical component design to create manufacturable and reliable products.
• Drive DFMEA, risk mitigation planning, validation strategies, and evidence-based qualification decisions throughout the development lifecycle.
• Coordinate new product introduction activities including tooling development, manufacturing validation, qualification testing, engineering change implementation, and production release.
• Collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, quality, reliability, sourcing, suppliers, marketing, and customer teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations, design reviews, project updates, and customer-facing engineering communications.
• Provide technical leadership for troubleshooting, customer issue resolution, sustaining engineering activities, and disposition decisions.
• Champion engineering best practices, standardization efforts, lessons learned, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.
• Drive structured problem-solving methodologies to identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and improve product performance and reliability.
• Mentor and support engineers by sharing technical expertise, strengthening development capabilities, and promoting engineering excellence.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering productivity through automation, digital engineering, simulation-driven development, and knowledge management practices.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline.
• 8-12 years of experience in product design and development of connectors, interconnect systems, cable assemblies, networking products, automotive products, or related electromechanical solutions.
• Experience leading complex product development projects from concept through validation, qualification, release, and production launch.
• Experience managing multiple projects while balancing technical requirements, risks, schedules, resources, and customer expectations.
• Hands-on experience with product design reviews, DFMEA, validation planning, risk assessment, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Proficiency with 2D and 3D CAD tools, preferably Siemens NX (UG NX).
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills in a global engineering environment.
• Experience influencing technical decisions and mentoring engineers across cross-functional teams.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in connector design, industrial communication, automotive connectivity, networking products, high-speed interconnects, or cable assembly solutions.
• Strong knowledge of DFM, DFA, GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis, statistical analysis, and reliability engineering principles.
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, DVP&R, DFMEA, risk management, and product qualification processes.
• Ability to interpret FEA results and apply engineering analysis to support design decisions.
• Experience with Teamcenter, Polarion, or other PLM and engineering lifecycle management systems.
• Knowledge of IEC, UL, ISO, and other applicable industry standards.
• Experience supporting global customers, suppliers, manufacturing plants, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Prior experience providing technical leadership, coaching, talent development, succession planning, or informal people leadership.
• Demonstrated success driving continuous improvement, standardization, engineering productivity, and product quality initiatives.

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

Molex, a Koch company, is a global leader in electronic solutions serving industries including data communications, consumer electronics, industrial automation, automotive, healthcare, and telecommunications. Our engineers develop innovative technologies and connectivity solutions that help create a more connected world.

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.