Technical Marketing Manager

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 system-level capabilities to address complex customer application needs


* Drive technical engagement that leads to design wins and long-term customer adoption


* Lead technical input for RFQs and RFPs, influencing solution positioning and supporting competitive proposals


* Coordinate cross-functional teams to align customer requirements with product capabilities and execution plans


* Act as the primary technical interface for customers across design, qualification, and post-sales 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 customer-facing technical role within optical networking or fiber-optic 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


* Customer-focused 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 fiber-optics 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.

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