Molex · 1 day ago
Business Development Engineer- Enterprise High-Speed Copper Solutions
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $200K/yrMolex is expanding within its Copper Solutions Business Unit and is seeking a Business Development Engineer to join their Enterprise Products team. This role is focused on influencing customer architecture decisions and shaping product strategy to drive business growth in high-speed copper interconnect solutions.
ElectronicsLogisticsManufacturing
Responsibilities
Serve as a senior technical and architectural authority for high-speed enterprise copper interconnect solutions, engaging customers during early architecture definition, system trade studies, and development cycles where design decisions have the greatest long-term impact
Demonstrate and communicate Molex’s comparative advantages across next-generation copper technologies, clearly linking performance, manufacturability, scalability, and total system value to evolving hyperscale and enterprise data center requirements
Create value through customer insight by capturing, synthesizing, and prioritizing voice-of-customer (VOC) inputs and translating them into clear, actionable guidance for product platforms, portfolio evolution, and technology roadmaps
Partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing to ensure Molex’s development investments are aligned with high-value customer problems and long-term market opportunities
Proactively identify and grow new business opportunities by engaging strategic customers, cultivating targeted technical relationships, and positioning Molex early within customer architectures where design influence and switching costs are highest
Develop a strong understanding of the broader enterprise and hyperscale ecosystem, including customer roadmaps, application trends, competitive solutions, and emerging architectural challenges, enabling informed recommendations and higher-quality strategic decisions
Monitor and interpret market dynamics, competitive activity, and technology inflection points to help guide business priorities and resource allocation
Represent Molex as a technical thought partner at industry conferences, trade shows, and technical forums, strengthening Molex’s credibility, brand presence, and influence within the enterprise data center community
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline)
Demonstrated experience in customer-facing technical roles, such as engineering, business development, field applications engineering (FAE), technical account management, or similar positions that require translating complex technical concepts into customer value
Proven ability to operate effectively in a global, cross-functional environment, collaborating with product management, engineering, manufacturing, and commercial teams to drive aligned outcomes
Strong technical judgment and communication skills, with the ability to engage credibly with customer engineering teams while clearly articulating trade-offs, risks, and value
Willingness to travel up to 50%, primarily to customer sites in Silicon Valley, Austin, and Denver, with additional domestic or international travel as required to support strategic customer engagements
Preferred
Working knowledge of high-speed interconnect technologies, including copper connectors, cable assemblies, and related signal integrity, mechanical, and system-level considerations
Experience developing and communicating differentiated value propositions, aligning technical capabilities to customer architectures, performance requirements, and business priorities
Familiarity with data center and enterprise computing applications, including compute, networking, accelerator-centric systems, and/or ASIC development and system architecture
Understanding of product lifecycle concepts, such as roadmap development, platform strategy, or go-to-market planning; background in product management or technical marketing is a plus
Benefits
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
Company
Molex
Molex supplies electronic interconnect solutions and connectivity products for a broad range of industries. It is a sub-organization of Koch, Inc..
Founded in 1938
10001+ employees
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unknown2013-09-09Acquired
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