Laboratory Quality Assurance Engineer

Laboratory Quality Assurance Engineer

Location(s)

Zacoalco de Torres, Jalisco

Company

Molex

Career Field

Quality

Job Number

186319

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components that drives innovation in electronics and supports industries ranging from automotive to healthcare to consumption and data transmission. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global leader in electronics.

Thanks to our experienced staff, innovative products and cutting-edge technologies, we are able to offer a wider range of solutions to markets we have never reached.

At Koch, employees can do what they do best to improve lives. Discover how our business philosophy helps employees realize their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Your Job

Lead and support the implementation and sustainment of initiative‑taking, reliability‑focused quality assurance practices that enable agile global reliability operations and transform test data into shared knowledge and innovative solutions.

Our Team

Molex creates connections for life by enabling technologies that transform the future and improve lives. With presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a full range of products, services, and connectivity solutions for the data communications, medical, industrial, automotive, and consumer electronics industries.

What You Will Do

Maintain oversight of the testing laboratory document control system (quality management system) to ensure sustained compliance and scalability.

Ensure laboratories operate impartially, competently, consistently, and in alignment with ISO/IEC 17025:2017, including non‑accredited locations.

Ensure the accuracy, reliability, and compliance of testing procedures and results.

Maintain and oversee the corrective action process, including root cause analysis, effectiveness verification, and trend monitoring.

Provide subject matter guidance on corrective actions to prevent recurrence and strengthen systemic performance.

Review impartiality and conflict‑of‑interest risk assessments and ensure appropriate mitigation actions are implemented.

Approve post-project partner feedback survey revisions to support continuous improvement.

Participate in partner complaint resolution processes, ensuring issues are addressed with data‑driven, sustainable solutions.

Track requirements and maintain laboratory accreditations and certifications through continued coordination with accreditation and certification bodies.

Support management review activities, including oversight of inter‑laboratory comparison (ILC) and proficiency testing (PT) participation and effectiveness.

Schedule, perform, review, and manage internal audits at defined frequencies, providing laboratory management with risk‑based insights and ensuring timely action.

· Prepare and review critical‑to‑quality (CTQ) performance metrics to measure progress in process unification, training effectiveness, audit readiness, and partner satisfaction

Who You are (Basic Qualifications)

Bachelors degree in an engineering‑related field.

Established experience in quality assurance or quality control within a testing or laboratory environment.

Working knowledge of quality management systems and standards applicable to testing laboratories, including ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949:2016, and ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

Product development or reliability testing experience.

Knowledge of internal auditing methods and sustained audit readiness practices.

Understanding of continuous improvement concepts and quality tools, including Six Sigma, Lean, DMAIC, PDCA, MSA, 8D problem solving, and SPC.