Predictive, Engineering Manager

Your Job

We are strengthening our predictive engineering capabilities and are looking for a talented individual with deep background in predictive engineering principles to lead and grow our highly accomplished structural and thermal analysis engineers within the Predictive Engineering Group (PEG). In this role, you will be asked to guide a team to lead new technology development activities as well as apply them directly to influence product design and manufacturing activities through all development phases. You will also be responsible for developing individual team members by aligning their career goals with the value proposition of this group.

Our Team

PEG team is responsible of developing and implementing predictive engineering-based procedures, to enable the product design and manufacturing engineers to delivery products with confidence. The goal of our group is to shorten development cycles and minimize program risks using physics-based analysis.

What You Will Do

Overall

• Manage and lead the team of structural and thermal CAE engineers that architect, develop, validate, and ultimately own the function performance for TSBU’s products.
• Have a clear understanding of Molex’s PBM philosophy and the RR&Es as a supervisor
• Align PEG’s current and future capabilities with TSBU’s product strategies
  
  
  

People Management

• Set clear expectations and create a positive, supportive, and inclusive work environment based on individual accountability
• Promote strong, effective communication and collaboration with our cross-functional, technical, and non-technical partners
• Foster the growth of each team member’s careers by assigning them to projects tailored to their skill levels, long-term goals, personalities, and work styles
• Assign resources, organize, develop, train, and recruit talents for predictive engineering group
• Supervise development of documentation of the project scope, requirements, feasibility, & engineering workplan for the group's projects. Leads resolution of any scope issues.
  
  
  

Individual Contributor

• Introduce new technologies proactively to PEG when appropriate to support TSBU’s needs
• Manage/Support multiple projects simultaneously. Create / maintain engineering timelines, escalate barriers, and drive projects to completion.
• Communicate technical knowledge and experimental findings in both written and verbal formats to peers, management, and customers in a concise and clear manner
• Some travel, as necessary, may be required.
  
  
  

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Master’s in mechanical engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent fields
• 10+ years’ experience with predictive engineering in the fields such as CAE, FEA, CFD and Design Optimization
• 2+ years supervising highly skilled employees in the automotive industry
• Experience of developing, validating, and implementing new technologies to existing product development process in the automotive industry
• Demonstrated experience with communicating complex technical concepts and issues clearly to audiences
  
  
  

What Will Put You Ahead

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent fields
• 10+ years automotive connector design experience
• 5+ years supervising highly skilled employees in the automotive industry
  
  
  

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

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