Field Application Engineer- Datacom AI Applications

Field Applications Engineer, Datacom - AI Job Description Located in the San Francisco Bay area The Molex Sales Team in Fremont 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 a key strategic datacom customer. 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 and fiber optic products and technology tied to our Datacom & Specialty Solutions Business Unit. Our Team 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 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. Work closely with customer development/process/reliability engineers in resolving any technical issues for design-in of High Speed I/Os, Backplane / BTB / Storage Connectors / Cables as well as other copper solutions. Make recommendations for improvement of interconnect systems and solutions, resolving customer potential or current issues. Establish strategic, and differentiated, technical relationships with key engineering and SI contacts at the customer. 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 including Product Management, Global Sales, Advanced Development, Signal Integrity, etc. Assist Product Marketing in providing insightful information on competition solutions reviews, customer systems and processes. Develop supporting documents/application notes for customers. Who You Are Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical, Computer Science, Physics or related field Well versed in 2D/3D CAD design tools (NX preferred) 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 Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical, Computer Science, Physics or related field 5+ years' experience in 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 Understanding of ability to do chassis level design. Detailed in problem solving and analysis. For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000- $190,000 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 Benefits 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. medical dental vision flexible spending and health savings accounts life insurance ADD disability retirement paid vacation/time off educational assistance infertility assistance paid parental leave 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 Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Exception where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. #J-18808-Ljbffr