Systems Integration Engineer

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Molex is seeking a highly skilled and innovative Systems Integration Engineer who will be responsible for validating interoperability of Molex copper interconnect products within network switches, servers, and storage systems. This role ensures seamless integration across multiple platforms and vendors, supporting high-speed data center and enterprise networking applications. This role is critical to ensuring product quality, test efficiency, and alignment with customers and industry standards.

The engineer will collaborate across design centers and manufacturing plants, supporting both NPD and production environments.

• Set up and configure test environments with switches, servers, NICS, and Molex high-speed cable assemblies (e.g. Direct Attach Copper (DAC), Active Copper Cable (ACC), and Active Electrical Cable (AEC)) for internal and external stakeholders.
• Validate link bring-up, firmware compatibility, and interoperability across multi-vendor ecosystems.
• Conduct throughput, latency, and error recovery tests on high-speed cable assemblies using traffic generators and protocol analyzers.
• Perform characterization and validation of high-speed connectors and cable assemblies using VNA, TDR, BERT, and other advanced measurement equipment and methodologies against IEEE, OIF, MSA, and other standards as required.
• Document and analyze test results identifying root causes of failures.
• Ensure adherence to industry standards such as IEEE, PCIe, Fibre Channel, and MSA specifications.
• Participate in industry interoperability events and plugfest events as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design, manufacturing, quality and sourcing to ensure lab measurement equipment capability aligns with the current product development roadmap.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians, providing technical leadership and guidance.
• Drive continuous improvement in test methodologies, automation frameworks and data analytics.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in system integration, network testing, or hardware validation.
• Familiarity working with Linux/Windows environments and proficiency in scripting languages (Python/Bash) for test automation and data analytics.
• Strong knowledge of Ethernet, PCIe, Fibre Channel, and Infini Band protocol.
• Exceptional communication skills with a talent for translating complex technical concepts into actionable strategies.
• Strong relationship-building skills with a focus on customer needs and a commitment to delivering superior results.
• Advanced problem-solving abilities, including knowledge of Design of Experiment and statistical analysis.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to handle complex technical challenges.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across multiple departments and regions.
• Willingness to travel as required (up to 10%).
• Fluent in English.

For this role, we anticipate paying $170,000 - $200,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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.

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