Lab Project Manager

You may not see our name on the shelves, but our electronic solutions are inside the products you use every day.
We work together with the world's innovators to design and manufacture electronic solutions that solve complex technical challenges.
At Molex, we not only employ some of the most talented people from all over the world, but we also work to help cultivate tomorrow's breakthroughs.
From our corporate headquarters in Lisle, IL to manufacturing floors around the world, the Molex team is dedicated to helping further the limits of technology.
We are currently building our in-house Reliability Lab Project Manager team and are looking for a talented individual to join our team.
If you are looking for a way to accelerate your career and be part of a great company, this may be the opportunity for you.
If chosen, you will be responsible for managing test plans across multi-disciplinary global reliability labs, provide cost and timing for each project and give guidance to the team on how to navigate through project management challenges (i.
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), and give insight to management on future work while tracking/maintaining project KPI's (key performance indicators) such as Cost, Timing and Quality.
What You Will Do: Serve as the primary lab contact - work with requestors & test engineers to define the test plans/design verification plans (DVP).
Organize the product testing schedule from planning to execution & coordinate checkpoints between design engineers and test engineers and work with them to ensure the project requirements are clearly defined and communicated.
Forecast workload and resources to meet future work demands.
Layout overall program milestones and create KPI's to drive on-time program completions.
Drive reliability teams for on-time and on-budget delivery for test plans - Prepare DVP testing cost & duration, Validation Test Project related budget & resource planning and risk management and identifying and ensuring resolution of conflicts and problems.
Communicate & escalate scheduling issues.
Coordination of internal / external Testing Services within agreed schedule, budget & quality - Serve as the primary contact to outside testing laboratories, coordinate and prepare orders, and prepare/review outgoing work.
Communicate test plan status, scheduling, capabilities, methods, and sample requirements.
Transfer project details into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), as required.
Prepare a wide variety of reports and documents using LIMS and other software applications.
Support with test requirements definition and drive "Design for Reliability.
" Who You Are: Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline Associate degree in a technical field AND at least 2 years of experience working in project management role.
Applied Project Management experience and knowledge.
What Puts You Ahead: Applied knowledge of Lean concepts such as Process Flow Diagrams, Key Performance Indicators, DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) process.
Proven project management skills to manage and complete several large projects simultaneously which require support from several different sources.
Experience with automotive technical specification such as USCAR or other OEM specifications.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate work with various functions that are not in the department reporting structure.
Knowledge of Jira is an asset.
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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.
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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 are 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.
Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.
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