Quality Engineer

Koch • Hudson, WI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Molex is seeking a Quality Engineer for its Hudson, Wisconsin site, a manufacturing facility supporting the Optical Connectivity business through new product introduction (NPI) and volume production. The role leads product quality and validation activities during NPI, gathers process data to support production improvements, and serves as a key liaison between customers and manufacturing. The facility produces optical connectivity products using fiber termination, die cutting, surface mount electronics, and light assembly technologies, and provides end-to-end NPI industrialization and high-speed manufacturing capabilities.

The Quality Engineer supports quality in a scaling manufacturing environment by enforcing specified processes and materials, ensuring operator and equipment qualification, and carrying out planned measurements to confirm quality standards. The role also mentors other Quality Engineers and helps develop team capability as the organization grows.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a technical field, or at least 6 years of direct Quality Engineering or Validation Engineering experience.
• At least 2 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

• High-volume manufacturing or NPI experience.
• Experience with FDA and international regulations and/or ISO standards.
• Experience navigating and participating in customer or regulatory body audits.
• Associate degree or higher.
• Knowledge of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP).
• Knowledge of quality tools such as SPC, design of experiments (DOE), and root cause analysis.
• Experience with SAP.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from managers, sales, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead AQP processes, develop product quality criteria, and complete associated deliverables during new product introduction.
• Serve as a communication liaison between customers and the manufacturing facility.
• Coordinate and lead process validation projects for assembly and inspection equipment and associated processes.
• Create validation documentation and oversee validation executions.
• Establish bills of materials, control prints, drawings, product specifications, and test methods.
• Coordinate and establish quality system deliverables, including quality events, deviations, MRBs and MRB corrections, CAPAs, batch records, inspection plans, and certificates of compliance.
• Lead CAPA investigations and outcomes using data-based, structured problem-solving methodology.
• Ensure adherence to customer Quality Agreements and other requirements.
• Implement systems and procedures that assure compliance with Quality and Validation standards.
• Share best practices and suggest improvement opportunities.
• Develop and implement statistical incoming and in-process sampling and control plans.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to other Quality Engineers.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment (ADD) insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retirement benefits
• Paid vacation/time off
• Educational assistance
• May include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance, subject to eligibility and regional variation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level