MOLEX — CMSBU NETWORKING DIVISION
Systems Architect Business Development Manager (Principal Systems Architect – Automotive Networking Ecosystem)
Location: Rochester Hills, MI|Reports To: Sr. Group Manager, Product Strategy & Transformation
Travel: Up to 25% of the time
Your Job
Few roles offer the opportunity to shape automotive networking architectures years before production vehicles ever reach the road.
As a Systems Architect, Business Development Manager (BDM), you will be the technical bridge between the automotive ecosystem and Molex's product strategy. You will engage semiconductor companies, OEM technology leaders, Tier 1 suppliers, and industry standards organizations to influence the future of Automotive Ethernet, high-speed connectivity, zonal architectures, and software-defined vehicles, while simultaneously identifying gaps in Molex's product portfolio and driving the roadmap to close them.
OEMs are defining their next-generation architectures 5+ years ahead of production. You will be in those conversations, understanding what they need, what the bottlenecks are, and translating those insights into actionable product and investment strategy for Molex.
What You Will Do
Signal Integrity & Technical Leadership
Ecosystem & Semiconductor Engagement
OEM Architecture Influence & Portfolio Gap Identification
Standards & Thought Leadership
Success in This Role
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
What Will Put You Ahead
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Relocation benefits may be provided. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship
Hiring Philosophy
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Who We Are
You will join Molex's Automotive Networking team within CMSBU Networking, focused on enabling next-generation vehicle communication systems through Automotive Ethernet, multi-gig networking, software-defined vehicle (SDV) architectures, zonal architectures, ADAS connectivity, and high-speed backbone networks.
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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. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
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