Your Job
Molex Global Materials Engineering Group is seeking a
Plating Engineer (R&D)
to join our team based out of Bangalore, India. This individual will be responsible for leading global standardization, optimization, and advancement of plating documentation, specifications, and processes. This role ensures plating requirements are consistently applied and continuously improved across all sites, driving technical excellence, cost-effectiveness, and innovation. The position also supports the introduction of new plating capabilities, oversees technology transfers, and strengthens partnerships with suppliers and internal stakeholders. If you share our passion for creating value, if you are entrepreneurial and customer focused, we would like you to join our team.
Our Team
You will be part of a global, cross-functional product team, working closely with manufacturing engineers, the advanced quality planning (AQP) team, and key suppliers to deliver world-class electronic products. In this role, you will shape the global plating strategy, establishing standardized documentation and specifications that ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across all sites. You will lead efforts to optimize and deploy plating processes, support the introduction of new technologies from concept through full-scale production, and coordinate technology transfers between locations. By integrating robust chemistry control, clear specification call-outs, and collaborative supplier engagement, you will help build a resilient manufacturing process capable of exceeding customer expectations.
What You Will Do
- Develop, implement, and maintain global plating documentation standards and specification templates to ensure consistency and compliance across the organization.
- Drive global process optimization initiatives to improve plating quality, efficiency, and cost performance while maintaining compliance with industry standards and customer requirements.
- Lead efforts to introduce and industrialize new plating technologies, including evaluation, validation, and phased implementation into production environments.
- Manage technology transfer between sites, ensuring knowledge, processes, and best practices are effectively documented and adopted.
- Collaborate closely with the Advanced Quality Planning (AQP) team to ensure plating specifications are embedded into product development and launch processes.
- Oversee change management for plating chemistry and related processes, ensuring robust monitoring, control, and supplier validation.
- Partner with suppliers to ensure plating specifications, chemistry requirements, and process standards are clearly communicated, understood, and met.
- Ensure all plating-related requirements are accurately reflected in engineering drawings and supporting documentation.
- Maintain a central repository for plating standards and provide training internal teams and suppliers on documentation and process requirements.
- Conduct audits and reviews to ensure adherence to global plating standards, identify areas for improvement, and lead corrective actions.
- Troubleshooting operations to quickly identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and prevent recurrence, working closely with manufacturing and quality teams.
- Establishes quality documentation for new processes including PFMEA/Control Plans, work Instructions, training plans and performance specifications.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Have a relevant degree in Chemical Engineering or Material Science with a strong working knowledge of electroplating.
- Proven experience in plating process engineering, specification management, and global standardization.
- Strong knowledge of industry standards (e.g., ASTM, ISO, MIL, IPC) relevant to plating and surface finishing.
- Demonstrated success in process optimization, scaling up manufacturing processes, and implementing new technologies.
- Experience working directly with customers to define, refine, and validate plating specifications and process requirements.
- Solid understanding of electronic product manufacturing and how plating processes integrate into broader product performance and reliability requirements.
- Ability to evaluate and apply emerging technologies to enhance plating capabilities and competitiveness.
- Experience collaborating with suppliers, cross-functional teams, and quality frameworks such as AQP or APQP.
- Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Hands-on experience leading global plating standardization initiatives across multiple sites.
- Track record of introducing and scaling up new plating technologies in a production environment.
- Deep understanding of how plating chemistry, process control, and specification accuracy affect the performance of electronic products.
- Strong background in customer-facing technical roles, including troubleshooting, requirement negotiation, and joint process improvement initiatives.
- Experience managing complex technology transfers, ensuring smooth adoption of processes and documentation across diverse manufacturing environments.
- Familiarity with advanced surface engineering techniques and emerging trends in plating and coatings.
- Demonstrated ability to build strong, productive partnerships with suppliers, internal teams, and cross-functional stakeholders worldwide.
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.
