Director, New Product Development
Responsibilities
- Evaluate the Datacenter/AI rack market and customers, recognize trends and set forth a plan to penetrate business opportunities/applications that will deploy a liquid cooled interconnect solution for switch and compute applications.
- Define the customer engagement strategy specific to the Thermal engineering teams and work with the organization to drive revenue and profit growth through customer design wins.
- Coordinate product support functions targeting customer engagement and qualification requirements (Application engineering, Qual testing, etc.).
- Business planning and execution driving the product development roadmap as well as operational readiness (supply planning, production capacity, supplier selection and related activities).
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Engineering or related technical discipline (Optics, Electrical and or mechanical engineering)
- At least 7 years of thermal component development (High speed communication systems) and program/project management
- Experience in cold plate implementations at the Chassis and Rack level for Design and test
- Experience developing customer relationships at the leadership level
- Experience communicating across all levels of business and executive leadership presence
- Business acumen to deliver high level communication in the specified field
Pay
$200,000 - $250,000 per year
Schedule
N/A
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
Company Information
Molex possesses a rich heritage in the optical industry. We provide the highest performing and field-proven copper and optical communication solutions from components, passive and active modules to integrated line-cards. Our team is dedicated to continuous innovation in both copper optical component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation. We provide cutting edge technology with a comprehensive mechanical, electrical and software integration capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible networks.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.
About the Role
The Director, New Product Development will have the ability to evaluate the Datacenter/AI rack market and customers, recognize trends and set forth a plan to penetrate business opportunities/applications that will deploy a liquid cooled interconnect solution for switch and compute applications. This individual will define the customer engagement strategy specific to the Thermal engineering teams and work with the organization to drive revenue and profit growth through customer design wins. Responsibilities will also include the coordination of product support functions targeting customer engagement and qualification requirements (Application engineering, Qual testing, etc.). Additional responsibilities will include business planning and execution driving the product development roadmap as well as operational readiness (supply planning, production capacity, supplier selection and related activities).