Sales Engineer

Job title: Sales Engineer

About the Role Molex in Israel is seeking a highly motivated and proactive Sales Engineer to join our accomplished sales team. You will understand customer applications, discuss needs, and offer solutions leveraging the full Molex portfolio, with on-site technical support to secure design wins and drive territory growth. You will build a strong pipeline, provide VOC feedback to product teams, and contribute to new product development and technology promotion initiatives.

What You'll Do

• Understand customer applications, discuss needs, and offer solutions to customers utilizing the entire Molex portfolio of products.
• Provide on-site technical support aimed at securing design win opportunities and fostering business expansion.
• Build a strong, steady pipeline of demand creation activities to fuel continuous territory growth measurable by Salesforce performance to targets.
• Assist customers in selecting optimal interconnection solutions, including managing new part qualifications and conducting failure analyses.
• Deliver customized connector solutions and proposals tailored to meet specific customer requirements.
• Troubleshoot complex mechanical application challenges, ensuring smooth product integration.
• Support customer qualification processes by clarifying specifications and resolving discrepancies between customer and Molex standards.
• Maintain continuous communication with key customers, delivering Voice of the Customer (VOC) feedback to internal product marketing and design teams.
• Monitor market trends and actively contribute to new product development and technology promotion initiatives.
• Explore and adopt emerging technologies to strengthen mechanical application support capabilities.
• Conduct competitive market analysis to inform strategic decisions.
• Share valuable customer insights with Sales and Marketing teams to enhance overall market responsiveness.
• Build and sustain strong, trust-based relationships with customer engineering and procurement teams.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.
• Proficient in English, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical support in mechanical design applications.
• Capable of establishing effective relationships with internal teams and external customers.

Nice to Have

• Experience working with connector or cable assembly applications.
• A technically minded Sales Engineer.
• Relevant R&D experience with server or switch products.
• Knowledge of server or switch hardware architecture.
• Strong problem-solving skills coupled with adaptability to dynamic environments.
• Self-driven, well-organized, and capable of working independently.
• Excellent professional & interpersonal skills combined with a collaborative team spirit.
• Strong relationship builder and problem solver.
• Experience in interconnect, connectivity, or electronic components is a big advantage.
• Proven experience in designing connectivity and optical cabling solutions – a significant advantage.
• Proven experience in designing high-speed, high-power connectivity solutions – a significant advantage.

Compensation & Benefits

• No specific salary range is provided in the posting; compensation is determined by market data and may vary based on knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. The company emphasizes flexibility in the compensation philosophy as part of its value proposition.