Sourcing Eng. Jr.

Your Job

Molex is looking for a Sourcing Engineer – Custom Mechanical Components to support sourcing strategies for components used in mass production, including stamped metal, die-cast, machined, and injection-molded parts. In this early-career role, you will build sourcing capabilities while helping strengthen supplier performance, supply continuity, and cost competitiveness across existing production programs.

Our Team

You will be part of the Molex sourcing organization supporting the TIS division and mass-production operations. You will collaborate with experienced sourcing professionals and cross-functional partners in plant purchasing, engineering, planning, quality, Global Supplier Quality, and Supply Base Management.

What You Will Do

• Support sourcing strategies for custom mechanical components used in mass-production programs.
• Maintain accurate supplier pricing, bill of materials cost information, lead times, minimum order quantities, capacity data, and sourcing records.
• Coordinate requests for quotation, evaluate commercial comparisons, and support alternate-supplier assessments for existing components.
• Partner with engineering and suppliers to clarify drawings, materials, manufacturing requirements, and approved engineering changes.
• Contribute to value analysis/value engineering initiatives and identify opportunities for cost improvement and supply-base optimization.
• Monitor supplier capacity, delivery commitments, material shortages, and recovery plans to help protect production continuity.
• Coordinate with purchasing, planning, quality, and suppliers to support corrective actions, required documentation, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• Experience gained through employment, internships, co-op assignments, or academic projects involving sourcing, purchasing, manufacturing, engineering, or mechanical components.
• Basic knowledge of engineering drawings, materials, and manufacturing processes such as stamping, die casting, machining, or injection molding.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel to organize and analyze data.
• Ability to communicate in English with suppliers and cross-functional partners and consistently follow through on commitments.

What Will Put You Ahead

Internship, co-op, or project experience involving custom mechanical components, plant purchasing, or mass-production operations.

Exposure to supplier delivery follow-up, inventory concepts, tooling maintenance, or manufacturing quality requirements.

Familiarity with quotation comparisons, cost breakdowns, ERP systems, or supplier negotiations.

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.