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Technical Marketing Manager

Molex
life insurance, parental leave
United States, California, Fremont
May 06, 2026
Your Job Molex is expanding its Wavelength Management business and is seeking a Technical Marketing Manager to join our team in Fremont, CA to help drive growth with strategic customers. In this role, you will own technical and commercial engagement with assigned accounts, translating complex optical technologies into compelling customer solutions. You will work at the intersection of sales, product, and engineering to influence design wins, support customer opportunities, and shape future product direction. Our Team You will join the Technical Marketing team within Molex Optical Solutions, supporting the Wavelength Management business. The team partners closely with Sales, Product Line Management, and Engineering to enable customer success and identify new growth opportunities across telecom and datacom markets. What You Will Do Partner with Sales to develop and execute account strategies, sharing ownership of key customer relationships Represent Molex's optical products, solutions, and systemlevel capabilities to address complex customer application needs Drive technical engagement that leads to design wins and longterm customer adoption Lead technical input for RFQs and RFPs, influencing solution positioning and supporting competitive proposals Coordinate crossfunctional teams to align customer requirements with product capabilities and execution plans Act as the primary technical interface for customers across design, qualification, and postsales engagement Bring forward customer and market insights to inform product roadmap decisions and feature prioritization Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline 1+ year of experience in a technical, applications engineering, product engineering, or customerfacing technical role within optical networking or fiberoptic products Experience supporting telecom or datacom optical networking applications What Will Put You Ahead Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly Customerfocused mindset with the ability to collaborate across functions Advanced technical degree (MS or PhD) Exposure to Technical Marketing, Product Line Management, or Sales within the fiberoptics industry Experience with DWDM systems and optical networking technologies such as optical amplifiers, WSS, and ROADMs For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000 - $220,000 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. 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 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 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 here for additional information. 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