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Overview

Molex Reliability Lab is seeking a talented Lab Test Technician to join their team in Lisle, Illinois, supporting globally diverse, multi-functional Engineering teams. The role involves hands-on construction analysis, sample preparation, testing, troubleshooting, and root cause failure analysis of interconnect solutions throughout the product development cycle.

Responsibilities

  • Build/modify/prep connector assemblies, cable assemblies, modules, PC boards, load boards for various tests using manual/automated tools and hand soldering equipment.
  • Document and communicate test data while applying critical thinking to analyze results.
  • Perform cross sections and visual inspection at various magnifications.
  • Conduct dimensional measurements with reference to Engineering drawings.
  • Execute Glow Wire Testing.
  • Work closely with project managers to ensure efficient and timely project deliverables.
  • Develop and maintain standard operating procedure documents for repeatable test methods.
  • Handle chemical exposures.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent and 3+ years’ work experience in a related field; OR an Associate’s degree and 1+ years’ work experience in a related field.
  • Proficient with hand soldering equipment/techniques.
  • Working knowledge of interconnect systems, twisted pair, coaxial conductors.
  • Experience with wire preparation and termination techniques (crimped, soldered, welded).

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Lisle, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, whose middle half runs $27–$40/hr across 254 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 56% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Lisle, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Lisle, IL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 354 other active welding openings from 213 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Staff on Site (13), Gerber Collision & Glass (12), and S&C Electric Company (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $38/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Addison at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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