Your Job
As an R&D Senior Engineer, you will play a key role in developing new cable constructions and improving existing products. You will work closely with R&D, production, quality, and external partners to ensure innovative, compliant, and manufacturable cable solutions that support business growth and operational excellence.
What You Will Do
R&D and Product Development
* Develop new cable constructions and continuously improve existing products
* Define technical specifications for compounds and raw materials
* Support the launch of new product lines from development through industrialisation
Supplier and External Partner Management
* Manage technical relationships with raw material suppliers
* Interface with external laboratories and certification bodies
* Evaluate, qualify, and introduce new materials and suppliers
* Resolve compound‑related defects and workability issues
* Contribute to raw material and cable cost optimisation initiatives
Technical Compliance and Internal Support
* Ensure product compliance with applicable standards and regulations
* Manage product certifications and approvals
* Oversee collaboration with standardisation and certification bodies
* Provide internal technical training and consultancy
* Support sales, quality, and engineering teams with technical expertise
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent (electronics, electrical, chemical, or similar fields).
* Relevant previous working experience within R&D/Product Development
* Analytic main set and data driven, proactive, good communication, and negotiation skills.
* Good communication skills in English and fluent Italian.
* Comfortable with using modern communication tools to deliver virtual presentations and demos, with a creative and non‑linear mindset.
* Strategic thinker with strong interpersonal skills to work effectively in a team and engage suppliers.
What Will Put You Ahead
* Previous experience/ knowledge of cables industry.
* Experience using SAP.
What Molex Offers
* Permanent contract.
* Competitive salary and benefits.
* A multicultural team and an excellent working environment.
* Office‑based role.
* Strong potential for professional growth and personal development, training.
* Social benefits such as health insurance and welfare, canteen offer by the company, benefits platform, online gym, etc.
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
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, ground breaking 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.