Applications Engineering Manager

Your Job

Our Molex Fiberguide facility in Caldwell, Idaho is seeking qualified candidates for our Applications Engineering Manager position. This role will create value by gathering information from customers and management to design specialty optical fiber products, solutions and assemblies for industrial and medical applications.

Our Team

Molex is a global team of innovators who design and create solutions for businesses where data, technology and the complex electronic solutions that harness them are being transformed by rapid change. We are part of a team around the globe working to improve life's essential products like food, clothing, water, transportation, medical and technology. The company makes products ranging from interconnect components to collimators to complex fiber optic assemblies used in a wide range of industries. This Molex facility works with custom fiber optic assemblies, and bundles for industrial and medical applications.

What You Will Do

• Provide expert-level technical assistance to our customers, helping them overcome their photonics systems challenges
• Take ownership of customer-facing engineering projects, ensuring all aspects such as gathering requirements, solution development, and project management are executed effectively
• Represent the company as the technical face during on-site customer meetings and at key industry events
• Develop and document technical training for various functional areas within the business, enhancing our collective expertise
• Create technical documentation such as datasheets, BOMs, and drawings for new product release by customers or regulatory authorities
• Control of materials, article numbers, and documents according to internal and customer standards
• Control of materials, article numbers, and documents according to internal and customer standards
• Realization and documentation of change management
• Lead the design of jigs and fixtures to improve production productivity and ergonomic comfort
• Maintain and ensure compliance with REACH, RoHS, and QMS documentation for the engineering department
• Engage in customer visits for detailed technical discussions and to address quality concerns
• Act as the primary technical liaison between the company and customers to resolve any out-of-specification conditions, ensuring effective communication and collaboration with both the Quality department and Machine Shop
• General management requirements such as reviews, RR&E development, technical training and design input
• Responsible for reviewing and approving all design drawings for production and product development
• Corrective action leader for the engineering/applications group

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Mechanical Engineering degree and/ or 5+ years of specialty fiber optic and optics experience
• Experience in leading engineering projects and interfacing with customers
• Knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD software

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in fiber optic assembly analysis, fabrication, and test design
• Experience with silicon photonics and waveguide technology
• Experience with fused fiber bundles and assemblies
• Experience analyzing, fabricating, and designing tests for fiber optic assemblies
• Familiarity with ISO audits, QMS documentation, and industry certifications like REACH and RoHS

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

As a Molex company, Phillips-Medisize mobilizes and deploys specialized capabilities and services across highly regulated industries, including health care, regulated consumer, automotive and defense. We design, develop and create innovative and life-changing medical technologies for millions of people around the globe.

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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.

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.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.

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