Job Title: Field Application Engineer (FAE)
Location: Dallas, TX or Austin, TX(Metro Area)
Travel: 30-40% across North America to support on-site customer engagements
Salary: Base salary + Bonus + Company Car (compensation will vary based on experience)
Your JobAs a
Field Application Engineer, you will serve as the technical interface between Molex and key ODM and data center customers, driving design-in and design-win activity across high-speed copper, power and fiber interconnect solutions.
In this role, you'll partner directly with customer engineering teams to solv complex system challenges, influence next-generation designs, and accelerate adoption of Molex solutions in datacom, cloud, and hyperscale environments. You will have direct visibility to customer roadmaps and play a key role in shaping how Molex technologies are applied in real-world systems.
What You Will Do- Drive design-in and design-win activity with ODM and data center customers
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customer engineering teams, influencing system architecture and connector selection
- Partner with Sales, Product Management, and Signal Integrity teams to deliver optimized interconnect solutions
- Support integration and troubleshooting of connectors, cables, and high-speed interconnect systems
- Identify and develop new application opportunities aligned to customer roadmaps and emerging technologies
- Translate customer feedback into insights that influence product development and long-term strategy
- Develop technical documentation and application notes to support customer adoption
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field
- Experience interacting with customers, internal stakeholders, or cross-functional teams
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a field-based role
What Will Put You Ahead- Experience working with at least one of the following: Connectors or cable assemblies, Power or electronic components, High-speed interconnects or signal transmission. Semiconductor or electronic systems
- 5+ years of experience in the electronics industry, such as: Application Engineering, Design Engineering, Product Engineering, or similar
- Experience supporting datacom, data center, or hyperscale customers
- Familiarity with high-speed interconnects (copper or fiber)
- Understanding of signal integrity or system-level design considerations
- Experience using CAD tools
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes for connectors, cables, or electronic components
- Experience applying structured problem-solving methods (e.g., root cause analysis, SPC)
Please note: At this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or relocation support for this opportunity.
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