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Molex · 2 hours ago

Application Engineer - Opto-Electronics

positionCarlsbad, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityNew Grad, Entry Level
money$100K/yr - $150K/yr

Molex is a leader in the optical industry, providing high-performing optical solutions. The Application Engineer will support and grow the portfolio of optical solutions, focusing on transceiver technologies, and work on hardware and system-level challenges including testing and troubleshooting.

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Responsibilities

Work closely with existing field application team to apply electrical and hardware knowledge in customer support, including: high-speed signal performance analysis, power consumption evaluation, a Firmware root cause investigation
Work closely with customers and Molex sales team from product conception to successful customer qualification. Manage design-in activity in concert with internal teams
Provide technical support of strategic accounts and drive critical customer issues to resolution
Work with engineering team to define product test requirements
Interpret industry standards, customer requirements, and competitive intelligence in order to provide guidance into product features and performance requirements to meet customer module qualification
Bring-up transceiver modules at customer sites and develop solutions that support end-user applications

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringHardware validationOptical componentsPower consumption evaluationFirmware troubleshootingHigh-speed signal analysisCustomer-facing rolesObject-oriented programmingThermal analysisVoltage regulation

Required

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
Experience in co-op, internship, coursework that required working in a lab
Experience with power meters, oscilloscope, network analyzers, etc
Strong interest in customer-facing roles and field issue resolution
Hands on experience with hardware and electrical circuitry
Internship or course work related to: clock domains, voltage regulation, power consumption, thermal analysis, hardware validation
Understanding of object-oriented programming principle
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

Preferred

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics or Computer Science

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

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Molex supplies electronic interconnect solutions and connectivity products for a broad range of industries. It is a sub-organization of Koch, Inc..
dateFounded in 1938
location
Lisle, Illinois, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.molex.com

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2013-09-09Acquired

Leadership Team

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Martin Slark
CEO
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Alexandra Haser
Senior Industry Standards Engineer
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