Field Application Engineer (FAE)

Job Title: Field Application Engineer (FAE)

Location: Dallas, 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 Job

As 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.

Our Team

You'll join Molex's Global Sales Enablement team, which sits at the center of how we build capability across our global sales organization.

As part of our growing Datacom & Specialty Solutions (DSS) business, this team partners closely with engineering, product management, and commercial leaders to accelerate customer adoption of advanced interconnect solutions across hyperscale, cloud, and data center markets.

Guided by our company Principle Based Management® (PBM®) , philosophy, we focus on creating long-term value by investing in our people, developing capability, and empowering individuals to apply their knowledge to solve complex customer challenges and drive meaningful business impact.

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


* 5+ years of experience in the electronics industry, such as: Application Engineering, Design Engineering, Product Engineering, or similar


* 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


* Experience interacting with customers, internal stakeholders, or cross-functional teams


* Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a field-based role

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