Technical Sales Engineer Jobs in Illinois

Your Job

Molex is currently seeking a talented Technical Sales Engineer to join our team. In this role you will play a critical role in providing technical support and expertise as well as influencing our power market segment for datacenter networking and AI applications.

Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the successful integration and utilization of products and solutions within the customer's environment. You will serve as the bridge between technical teams and customers, helping to troubleshoot issues, offer solutions, and build strong customer relationships. This is an exciting opportunity to join ground floor and can open a path to additional leadership roles within Molex.

Our Team

Molex is looking for a Technical Sales Engineer to support and develop connector design with key Hyperscalers, ODMs and OEMs. Our business is witnessing tremendous growth, and you will be working under leadership that has been setting and driving industry standards in connectors for more than 30 years.

This role is eligible for hybrid work for the right candidate and will require domestic travel to customer sites

What You Will Do

• Work directly with customers and Molex product development teams from product conception to successful customer qualification. Manage communication channel for design-in activity in concert with internal teams.
• Provide technical support of strategic accounts and drive critical customer issues to resolution with a focus on defining customer requirements (evaluation, validation and final qualification).
• Support new parts qualification by the customers. Figure out different conditions behind the specs between customers and Molex. The goal is to pass the qualification.
• Resolve complex mechanical application related technical problems to meet customer needs.
• Mentor application & development engineers on technical challenges in connection systems.
• Support failure analysis, especially for new win projects. Collect all related factors on-site, coordinate with Quality and Development team, allocate all resources to solve the failure.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 3D mechanical design tool
• 5+ years of experience as design/system/applications engineer with a minimum of 2 years of direct customer-facing experience is highly desired.
• Experienced in system failure analysis and de-bugging.
• Strong knowledge of hardware (electrical, optical, mechanical)
• Hands-on lab experience.
• Demonstrated ability to dynamically prioritize assignments and work independently.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Strong CAD skills
• Familiarity with High-power connectors, power applications, PCB layouts, and manufacturing.
• Knowledge of server or switch hardware/architecture
• Agile, problem-solving mind-set

For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000 - $175,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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 here.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our 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

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