Sr. Design Engineering Manager, Enterprise Copper Solutions

Koch•Lisle, IL

About The Position

The Senior Product Design Engineering Manager leads Molex’s global Product Design Engineering organization supporting its Enterprise Copper Solutions portfolio. The role sets product architecture and design direction, drives technical excellence and customer-focused innovation, and develops engineering talent across high-speed connector, cable assembly, and interconnect platforms for AI, cloud, networking, storage, and compute markets. This leader owns design engineering execution across connector and cable product families, ensuring products meet customer, performance, cost, reliability, and manufacturability requirements. The role guides products from concept through commercialization, partnering with Advanced Development, Development Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Reliability, Signal Integrity, and Program Management. It also supports strategic customer engagements and translates emerging technologies into scalable, manufacturable solutions aligned with CSBU business strategy and customer roadmaps.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Engineering, or a related discipline.
10+ years of engineering experience in product development.
10+ years of engineering leadership experience managing technical teams.
Proven experience with electro-mechanical product design.
Strong understanding of connector and cable assembly development.
Strong understanding of tolerance analysis and design for complex assemblies.
Strong understanding of product lifecycle management and design verification methodologies.
Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and reliability engineering.
Strong understanding of signal integrity.
Experience leading cross-functional global development teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience in data center, AI, cloud, networking, or server infrastructure markets.
Knowledge of high-speed interconnect technologies operating at 112G, 224G, and 448G signaling rates.
Experience with customer-facing technical leadership.
Familiarity with global engineering organizations.
Track record of innovation, patent generation, and new product launches.
Knowledge of Principle Based Management® principles and culture.
Master's degree in a technical field.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a global team of Product Design Engineers supporting Enterprise CSBU products.
Establish technical direction, engineering standards, and product design best practices.
Build organizational capability through talent acquisition, mentoring, succession planning, and leadership development.
Create a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Drive engineering resource planning and portfolio prioritization.
Own design engineering execution across connector and cable product families.
Ensure designs meet customer, performance, cost, reliability, and manufacturability requirements.
Drive concept generation, feasibility studies, risk assessments, and design validation.
Champion Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Reliability (DFR) methodologies.
Support development of next-generation Enterprise connectivity platforms, including high-speed backplane connectors, mezzanine connector systems, near-package connectivity (NPC), chip-package connectivity (CPC), high-density cable assemblies, and 224G and 448G interconnect solutions.
Partner with Advanced Development on technology incubation and transition to product platforms.
Support strategic customer engagements with hyperscalers, networking OEMs, AI infrastructure providers, and semiconductor companies.
Represent Molex as a senior technical leader during customer interactions.
Partner with Product Management to align product roadmaps and engineering priorities.
Collaborate with Development Engineering, NPI, Manufacturing Engineering, Reliability, Quality, and Supply Chain teams.
Facilitate design transfers from concept through launch.
Drive alignment between regional engineering teams in North America and Asia.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve speed-to-market and development effectiveness.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
Life insurance
ADD insurance
Disability insurance
Retirement benefits
Paid vacation/time off
Educational assistance
May include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance; eligibility and availability may vary by region.