Lead Project Engineer

Job description

At Molex, we create connections for life. As a global leader in electronics, connectivity and interconnect solutions, we work with customers across a range of industries to deliver innovative technologies that improve everyday life. We are looking for a highly motivated Lead Project Engineer to join our Dundee team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys taking ownership, solving complex technical challenges, and leading projects from concept through to successful delivery. This is a hands-on role where you will combine technical expertise, project leadership and stakeholder management to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within specification and to the highest quality standards. What You Will Do As Lead Project Engineer, you will act as the key technical interface between customers, suppliers and internal teams, ensuring successful project execution throughout the product lifecycle. Key responsibilities include: • Leading engineering projects from initial customer requirements through planning, execution, qualification and final handover. • Taking ownership of project deliverables, technical decisions, risks and issue resolution. • Acting as the primary customer contact for technical discussions, updates and project progress reviews. • Managing relationships with suppliers, ensuring technical requirements, specifications and quality expectations are understood and achieved. • Collaborating with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Commercial and Engineering teams to drive successful outcomes. • Reviewing and interpreting engineering drawings, technical specifications and customer requirements. • Developing practical engineering solutions, project plans and work packages. • Driving structured problem-solving activities and root cause investigations. • Managing engineering changes and ensuring documentation and configuration control requirements are maintained. • Identifying project risks and implementing mitigation and recovery plans. • Supporting customer visits, supplier reviews, qualification activities and technical audits. • Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across engineering and manufacturing operations. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) You are a proactive, technically capable engineer who enjoys balancing strategic project oversight with practical involvement in day-to-day engineering activities. You build strong relationships, communicate effectively with stakeholders and remain focused on delivering results. • Strong practical engineering or manufacturing background, supported by relevant experience and/or an engineering qualification. • Proven experience leading engineering projects, technical programmes or workstreams. • Strong understanding of engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerances, fits and manufacturing documentation. • Experience interpreting customer specifications, technical standards and engineering requirements. • Strong customer-facing and supplier-facing communication skills. • Excellent planning, organisation and prioritisation abilities. • Practical problem-solving skills with a methodical approach to investigation and implementation. • Experience working within cross-functional manufacturing environments. • Ability to prepare clear technical documentation, presentations and project reports. • Willingness to work onsite in Dundee and travel when required. What Will Put You Ahead We would be particularly interested in candidates with experience in: • Aerospace, defence or other highly regulated manufacturing environments. • Product qualification and validation activities. • First Article Inspection (FAI) and non-conformance management. • Engineering change control processes. • Precision manufacturing, machining, assembly or complex supply chain operations. • APQP, PFMEA, 8D problem solving, root cause analysis and related project management methodologies. 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 Molex 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. 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. 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