Field Application Engineer

Your Job 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 AMD Austin locations.
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 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 I/Os, 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 including Product Management, Global Sales, Advanced Development, Signal Integrity, etc. * 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. * Develop supporting documents/application notes for customers. Who You Are * Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, 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 * Austin based as majority of the daily engagement with be in Austin, TX * 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. * Detailed in problem solving and analysis. * Solid understanding of various connectors/cables/solutions manufacturing processe * 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. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds.
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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.
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.
If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. 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.
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