Field Application Engineer- Enterprise Server

Field Application Engineer- Enterprise Server

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 other products into electronics hardware developed at targeted Enterprise Server companies. The FAE should have experience with Compute, Storage or Networking electronic hardware and be able to drive technical engagements with customers in targeted areas of growth and uncover new opportunities for Molex product. FAE is responsible for developing and maintaining strong relationships with customer engineering to promote and secure new design wins for Molex Datacom and Specialty Solutions copper and fiber optic products.

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 complete range of connectivity products, services and solutions for the data communications, medical, industrial, automotive, aerospace & defense and consumer electronics industries. Our Datacom and Specialty Solutions (DSS) division designs and manufactures an extensive product line utilized by customers in networking, server, hyperscalers, cloud, data center and storage industries.

What You Will Do

• Provide technical support to customer engineering contacts to promote and secure new design wins of Molex products at target Enterprise server, networking and storage customers.
• Establish strategic, and differentiated, technical relationships with key engineering and Signal Integrity ("SI") contacts at the customer to secure design wins and drive profitable growth at targeted customers.
• Foster collaborative technical engagements between customers' electronic hardware development teams and Molex product management and engineering teams to resolve any technical issues to facilitate the design-in of Molex products into customers' equipment.
• Recommend innovative solutions to resolve customer challenges by utilizing the broad portfolio of Molex offerings and assist the Account Management team in the proposal of those solutions to customer contacts.
• Make recommendations for improvement of Molex products to Molex product management team to resolve customer challenges or to address broader industry trends.
• Assist Product Marketing in providing insightful information on competition solutions reviews, customer systems and processes.

Requirements of the Position

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Mechanical / Electrical/ Computer Science, Physics or related field
• Minimum 5 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

• Houston, TX or Austin, TX based as most of the daily engagement with be in these two locations
• Master's degree in Electrical engineering, Mechanical, Computer Science, Physics or related field
• 5+ years' experience around designing, qualifying, and/or supporting high speed electrical interconnects and solutions in a server company
• Detailed in problem solving and analysis
• 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.