Field Application Engineer- Data Center/EnterpriseMolex is seeking a dynamic and proactive Field Application Engineer (FAE) to lead, promote, and resolve all technical and engineering related barriers in designing Molex connectors, cables, and solutions into Infotech customers. You will not only drive technical engagements with customers in targeted areas of growth, but also uncover new opportunities while developing strong relationships with customer engineering. A key function of this role is to promote and secure new design wins for high-speed copper products and technology tied to our Datacom & Specialty Solutions Business Unit.Molex creates connections for life by enabling technologies that transform the future and improve lives.
With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a complete range of connectivity products, services and solutions for the data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics industries. Our Datacom and Specialty Solutions (DSS) team designs an extensive product line serving customers in telecommunications, datacom, hyperscalers, cloud, data center and storage applications.What You Will DoSupport customer engineering contacts and Molex sales team to secure new design wins and a convertible Salesforce pipeline that leads to profitable year over year growth.Establish strategic, and differentiated, technical relationships with key engineering and SI contacts at the customer.Work closely with customer development/process/reliability engineers in resolving any technical issues for design-in of High Speed IOs/Backplane/BTB/Storage Connectors/Cables as well as other copper solutions.Provide innovative solutions to customer application opportunities utilizing the broad portfolio of Molex offerings and assist Account Management team in the proposal of those solutions to customer contacts.Knowledge sharing and collaboration with other Molex FAE's in the Infotech/Datacom spaceCommunication and alignment with the other functional groups internal to Molex - Product Mgmt., Global Sales counterparts, Advanced Development, Signal IntegrityMake recommendations for improvement of interconnect systems and solutions, resolving customer potential or current issues.Assist Product Marketing in providing insightful information on competition solutions reviews, customer systems and processes.Who You AreBachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical, Computer Science, Physics or related field3+ years relevant engineering experience within the electronics industryExperience directly interfacing with customers.Experience in managing and leading projects, dynamically prioritizing assignments, and working independently.What Puts You AheadMaster's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical, Computer Science, Physics or related field5+ years' experience in the area of designing, qualifying, and/or supporting high speed electrical interconnects and solutions.Solid understanding of various connectors/cables/solutions manufacturing processesUnderstanding of statistical approach in problem solving, SPC and other quality toolsWell versed in 2D/3D CAD design tools (NX preferred)Understanding of ability to do chassis level design.For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000- $170,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better.
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