Field Applications Engineer: Network Interop & Data Center

Molex; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid vacation

Educational assistance

Job summary

Molex is seeking an early-career Field Applications Engineer to support Bay Area hyperscalers, OEMs, and network vendors with ACC and AEC products. Expect on-site bring-up, interop, and qualification support guided by senior engineers.

This customer-facing role involves travel, including short-notice site visits, and collaboration with our Interop and firmware teams in Conway, Arkansas to resolve issues. We offer a competitive compensation range ($100,000–$150,000) with variable pay and a broad

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering Tech, or related field.
• 1-3 years in systems integration, interop/validation lab, test, or FAE roles.
• Willingness to travel up to ~50% with short-notice visits.
• Proficiency with Linux CLI, dmesg, journalctl, and Bash scripting.
• Strong communication and customer-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• On-site bring-up of ACC/AEC cables in customer labs and data centers.
• Reproduce field issues and relay findings to engineering teams.
• Collect logs and telemetry from Linux hosts and switches.
• Write customer-facing reports and track evaluation units and returns.
• Collaborate with Interop and firmware teams and grow with senior FAEs.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Linux (CLI)

Bash scripting

Customer communication

Travel readiness

Team collaboration

Education

BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering Tech, or related

Tools

Oscilloscopes

BERTs

Traffic generators

CMIS telemetry tools

Job description

Molex is seeking an early-career Field Applications Engineer to support Bay Area hyperscalers, OEMs, and network vendors with ACC and AEC products. Expect on-site bring-up, interop, and qualification support guided by senior engineers.

This customer-facing role involves travel, including short-notice site visits, and collaboration with our Interop and firmware teams in Conway, Arkansas to resolve issues. We offer a competitive compensation range ($100,000–$150,000) with variable pay and a broad