Field Application Engineer- Data Center/Enterprise

Flint Hills Resources; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex is seeking a proactive Field Application Engineer to drive design-in of high‑speed copper interconnects and backplanes for Datacom, Storage, and Data Center applications. You will lead technical engagements with customer engineering, resolve design barriers, and promote new design wins across Infotech customers in North America.

The role emphasizes customer interfacing, cross‑functional collaboration, and providing innovative interconnect solutions while supporting sales teams to secure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical, Computer Science, Physics or related field.
• 3+ years relevant engineering experience within electronics.
• Experience directly interfacing with customers.
• Experience in managing and leading projects, independently.

Responsibilities

• Support customer engineering contacts and Molex sales team to secure new design wins and a convertible Salesforce pipeline.
• Establish strategic, differentiated technical relationships with key engineering and SI contacts at the customer.
• Work closely with customer development/process/reliability engineers to resolve technical issues for design-in of High Speed IOs/Backplane/BTB/Storage Connectors/Cables.
• Provide innovative solutions utilizing Molex portfolio and assist Account Management in proposing those solutions.
• Share knowledge and collaborate with other Molex FAE’s in the Infotech/Datacom space.
• Communicate and align with Product Mgmt., Global Sales, Advanced Development, Signal Integrity.
• Recommend improvements of interconnect systems and resolve customer issues.
• Assist Product Marketing with competition reviews and customer feedback.

Skills

Customer interfacing

Project leadership

Technical engagement

Sales collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering

Tools

NX CAD

2D CAD

Job description

Field Application Engineer- Data Center/Enterprise

Molex 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 Do

• Support 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 space
• Communication and alignment with the other functional groups internal to Molex - Product Mgmt., Global Sales counterparts, Advanced Development, Signal Integrity
• Make 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 Are

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical, Computer Science, Physics or related field
• 3+ years relevant engineering experience within the electronics industry
• Experience directly interfacing with customers.
• Experience in managing and leading projects, dynamically prioritizing assignments, and working independently.

What Puts You Ahead

• Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical, Computer Science, Physics or related field
• 5+ 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 processes
• Understanding of statistical approach in problem solving, SPC and other quality tools
• Well 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.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

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.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.

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