Costing Project Engineer

Your Job

We are seeking a motivated design engineer who wants to apply product design knowledge towards creating product and process cost estimates in response to customer requests. You will collaborate with various stakeholders within the business to document product cost and assist business development managers in securing new opportunities. You thrive on interacting with others, capturing information, distilling it into a summary, and sharing it with others. You enjoy creating visuals that help others understand the big picture. The Costing Engineer has equal interest in product design, manufacturing processes, and winning new business.

Our Team

Our Printed Circuit Solutions group is part of our Enabling Solutions Business Unit at Molex. We focus on developing User Interfaces, Smart Labels, Sensors and Power Electronics products for various applications.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with Business Development and Sales Engineers to capture detailed technical information on customer opportunities.
• Respond to Business Development with detailed costing in response to requests for quotation and support general engineering capability inquiries.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles early in the quotation phase, breaking down customer information for process development and manufacturing ease.
• Use basic product design, BOM management, CAD breakdown, and utilize SAP to develop costing for customer designs.
• Capture and consolidate all cost contributions, optimizing:
• Material costs (electrical and mechanical components)
• Labor costs
• Capital costs for equipment
• Factory equipment usage
• Non-Returnable Engineering (NRE) costs
• Interact with the development and manufacturing team, suppliers, and management to understand how manufacturing methodologies affect costs.
• Learn about materials and technologies including flexible silver-printed circuits, flexible copper circuits, printed circuit boards, plastic injection molded parts, graphics, silicone rubber parts, electrical components, metal stamped parts, etc. for an electronic assembly to create accurately costed customer solutions.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Industrial Engineering.
• 1-3 years of experience with design engineers to visualize and cost preliminary designs.
• Experience summarizing costing information to assist in winning new business opportunities.
• Proficiency in documenting assumptions and establishing part costs for both prototype and high-volume production.
• Knowledge of capital equipment costs and amortization.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and other technical specifications.
• Knowledge of Bills of Material for electrical and mechanical components.
• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

What Will Put You Ahead

• SAP Knowledge
• Exposure to Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) techniques.
• Experience with viewing Gerber files for layout design.
• Experience with 2D CAD viewing software such as AutoCAD.
• Experience with 3D CAD viewing software such as NX or equivalent.
• Understanding of manufacturing process flows for electronic assemblies.

In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations.

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Hiring Philosophy

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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.

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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