Field Application Engineer
 Molex | |
$80,000.00 - $100,000.00 / yr
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life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Illinois, Naperville | |
 Feb 11, 2025 | |
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Molex brings together innovation and technology to deliver electronic solutions to customers worldwide. With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a full suite of solutions and services for many markets, including data communications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, commercial vehicle and medical. We are seeking an outgoing Field Application Engineer (FAE) with a robust design background to support our user interface business. The role involves advising on user interface solutions, utilizing technologies such as printed electronics, graphics, plastic injection molded parts, and more. The FAE's expertise will range from capacitive touch foils to complex electro-mechanical subassemblies, primarily using flexible silver-printed circuits, copper-based flexible circuits, or standard rigid FR4 boards for the electronic portion of the assembly. Our Team As part of our Printed Circuit Solutions (PCS) group, the FAE will assist Business Development Managers (BDMs) in acquiring new business by understanding customer needs, documenting requirements, crafting compelling technical proposals, and starting early development work. They will collaborate with BDMs, the costing team, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on product cost variables and technical decisions. What You Will Do * Work with the customer to gather Voice of the Customer (VOC) and translate the VOC into design requirements. * Collaborate with Business Development and Sales Engineers to initiate projects, perform front-end technical work, and hand off design details to the design team. * Utilize technical capabilities to help drive sales and win new business opportunities. * Ability to make assumptions and conceptualize ideas to assist in the ideation of the best solution for a customer using Molex PCS capabilities. * Capable of estimating part costs for initial ballpark estimates prior to executing a full cost activity. * Follow product development process and collaborate with cross functional team for overall project success. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related program * Prior experience with mechanical design of user interfaces and understanding of the manufacturing processes to make them * Eligible to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future * Able to travel 25-50% of the time * Experience with 2D and 3D CAD software to create engineering solutions * Strong organizational skills for capturing the voice of the customer and understanding their design requirements including Bill of Materials, engineering drawings and specifications * Ability to convey technical concepts and influence customer direction * Eager to learn the designs that Molex PCS uses to provide solutions for our customers to build flexible printed electronics * Effective communication skills for interacting with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, business development managers, salespeople, and management What Will Put You Ahead * Understanding of electronic schematics and board layout principles * Experience with a requirements management system (Polarion preferred) * Knowledge of topics such as printed electronics, printed graphics, plastic injection molded parts, silicone rubber parts, adhesives, and electrical components. * Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite For this role, we anticipate paying $80,000 - $100,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy [1] here. Who We Are As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our [2] 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. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click [3] here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click [4] here, [5] aqui, or [6] tu). References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf 4. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_English.pdfhttp:// 5. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Spanish.pdf 6. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Polish.pdf | |