Process Plating Engineer

Your Job

As a Process Engineer - Plating, you will be responsible for developing, optimizing, and maintaining plating processes to ensure high-quality product output and efficient manufacturing operations. You will play a key role in driving process improvements, resolving quality issues, and supporting production and new product introduction activities.

Our Team

You will be part of the DSS team in Molex Singapore, working closely with production, quality, maintenance, NPI teams, as well as suppliers and customers to ensure plating processes meet operational and quality requirement

What You Will Do

Develop and optimize plating processes (e.g., electroplating, electroless plating), including selecting suitable materials and chemicals to meet product requirements while improving efficiency, reducing waste, and enhancing throughput

Ensure product quality by monitoring plating performance using testing methods (e.g., thickness measurement, adhesion testing), and implementing process controls such as SPC and FMEA to identify, investigate, and resolve defects (e.g., peeling, pitting, uneven coating)

Oversee plating equipment lifecycle by specifying, installing, and maintaining systems (e.g., tanks, rectifiers, filtration), ensuring proper calibration and preventive maintenance

Manage chemical processes by monitoring and controlling bath conditions (e.g., pH, temperature, additives), and working closely with suppliers to ensure compliance and performance standards

Maintain accurate documentation including process parameters, work instructions, and safety data sheets (SDS), while ensuring compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (NPI, production, quality, maintenance) to support new product introduction and process transfer activities

Train operators and technicians on plating processes and safety requirements, and provide technical support during audits and customer engagements

Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

Degree or Diploma in Chemical, Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering, or related discipline

Minimum 5 years of experience in the plating industry

Knowledge of electrochemistry, surface finishing, and process control

Familiar with environmental and safety regulations (e.g., RoHS, REACH)

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

What Will Put You Ahead

Hands-on experience in reel-to-reel plating processes

Experience with Six Sigma or lean manufacturing methodologies

Strong troubleshooting and project planning skills

Good leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills

Experience using data analysis tools such as Excel or Minitab

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, 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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