Principal Systems Architect

MOLEX - CMSBU NETWORKING DIVISION

Principal Systems Architect, Automotive Networking & Signal Integrity

Location: Rochester Hills, MI | Reports To: Sr.

Group Manager, Product Strategy & Transformation

Travel: Up to 25% of the time

Your Job

Few roles offer the opportunity to shape automotive networking architectures years before production vehicles ever reach the road.

As a Principal Systems Architect, you will be the technical bridge between the automotive ecosystem and Molex's product strategy.

You will engage semiconductor companies, OEM technology leaders, Tier 1 suppliers, and industry standards organizations to influence the future of Automotive Ethernet, high-speed connectivity, zonal architectures, and software-defined vehicles, while simultaneously identifying gaps in Molex's product portfolio and driving the roadmap to close them.

OEMs are defining their next-generation architectures 5+ years ahead of production.

You will be in those conversations, understanding what they need, what the bottlenecks are, and translating those insights into actionable product and investment strategy for Molex.

What You Will Do

Signal Integrity & Technical Leadership



* Serve as Molex's primary signal integrity authority for automotive high-speed channels including channel modeling, insertion loss, return loss, crosstalk (NEXT/FEXT), eye diagram analysis, and loss budget definition at the connector/PCB/PHY interface.


* Evaluate SI tradeoffs across Automotive Ethernet variants (100BASE-T1, 1000BASE-T1, Multi-Gig Ethernet) and emerging high-speed protocols to guide product design decisions.


* Provide technical guidance on PCB stack-up, trace routing, impedance control, and EMC/EMI considerations as they relate to connector and cable assembly integration.


* Engage directly with PHY engineers and system architects at chipmakers and OEMs to validate SI performance requirements and drive Molex solutions into reference designs.

Ecosystem & Semiconductor Engagement



* Build and sustain strategic relationships with leading semiconductor companies, including NXP, Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, Microchip, Infineon, Broadcom, Marvell, and others to influence PHY and chipset reference designs and embed Molex connectivity solutions early in the architecture definition phase.


* Develop and execute a strategic ecosystem roadmap that aligns chipmakers, standards bodies, and OEMs to accelerate technology adoption and Molex portfolio positioning.


* Monitor and communicate semiconductor roadmaps, standards activity, and technology trends to internal product, engineering, and business development stakeholders.

OEM Architecture Influence & Portfolio Gap Identification



* Engage OEM architecture teams in pre-competitive, concept-phase discussions to understand long term platform requirements, architectural bottlenecks, and connectivity needs.


* Translate OEM and ecosystem intelligence into clear identification of gaps...