(Senior) Field Application Engineer Photonic AI Acceleration (fmd)

Q.ANT; Stuttgart; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A cutting-edge photonics company in Stuttgart is seeking a Field Application Engineer specializing in Photonic AI Acceleration. The successful candidate will act as the technical liaison between advanced photonic technologies and customers, providing essential training and support. Ideal applicants should have 2-5 years in technical roles, a solid understanding of optoelectronics, and the ability to communicate complex ideas. This position offers broad autonomy and the opportunity to work on revolutionary computing technologies.

Leistungen

Broad autonomy and decision authority

Collaboration with industry leaders

Opportunity to impact AI infrastructure

Qualifikationen

• 2-5 years in customer-facing technical roles such as Field Application Engineer.
• Hands-on experience with optoelectronic systems and HPC hardware.
• Fluency in English; German or another language is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Support R&D with photonic server development and assembly.
• Provide training and support to customers on photonic systems.
• Create technical documentation and training materials.

Kenntnisse

Laboratory Experience

Technical Writing

Customer Support

Debugging

Cloud Architecture

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Optical Measurement Tools

Jobbeschreibung

Your mission

The future of AI computing is light not electrons. is building photonic processing systems that compute with light delivering a scalable energy-efficient alternative to transistor-based architectures for next-generation AI and HPC applications.

As Field Application Engineer - Photonic AI Acceleration (f / m / d) you will be the technical bridge between cutting‑edge photonic computing technology and its users. Youll support the development and assembly of photonic servers in the initial phase gaining deep technical expertise in system design and performance. As production scales youll evolve into the primary technical contact for customers providing training integration support and ensuring successful deployment of Native Processing Servers in real-world applications.

What You Will Do

• Support R&D team in development and assembly of photonic servers building deep expertise in optical electrical and thermal system characteristics
• Act as primary technical interface for customers providing pre- and post-sales support training and troubleshooting for photonic computing systems
• Create technical documentation application notes setup guides and training materials for internal teams and customers
• Provide structured feedback from field experience to R&D and production teams to improve system reliability performance and usability
• Coordinate cross-functionally with R&D sales and operations to align product development with customer needs
• Manage customer projects from technical specification through successful integration and deployment
• Represent at trade shows conferences and customer meetings as the technical voice of the company

Your profile

• About 2 to 5 years of experience in customer-facing technical roles (e.g. Field Application Engineer Support Engineer Sales Engineer Technical Consultant)
• Solid understanding and hands‑on experience with optoelectronic systems HPC hardware or embedded systems.
• Experience with system assembly testing and troubleshooting using standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes power supplies optical measurement tools)
• Proven ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences
• Experience creating training materials webinars or technical enablement content
• Fluent in English; German or another European language is a plus
• Willingness to travel (initially 10% during product development phase increasing to up to 40% during customer deployment phase for trade shows customer sites conferences)
• Prior experience in a startup or early‑stage venture with an unproven product and familiarity with AI / ML workloads or HPC applications are a plus

Why us

• Make impact at scale : Help solve one of computings biggest challenges - making growing demand in compute and sustainability go hand in hand
• Work on the leading edge : Photonic AI acceleration technologies that will define the next decade of computing - already validated in production HPC environments
• Own your work from day one : Broad autonomy and decision authority with direct impact on product success and the future of AI infrastructure
• Fast-track your growth : Work on challenges with few industry precedents - every problem you solve becomes new institutional knowledge and potentially industry‑defining IP
• World‑class team : Collaborate alongside a passionate international cross‑functional team of experts in photonics processor design and AI systems
• Direct access to leadership : Work closely with the companys founders including CEO Dr. Michael Förtsch and advisory board members who shaped the semiconductor industry (ARM Intel Infineon)
• Collaborative culture : Innovative work environment that values technical excellence open communication and pragmatic problem‑solving
• Be part of history : Join at the inflection point where photonic computing transitions from research to mainstreamyour contributions will shape this transformation

Key Skills

• Laboratory Experience
• ADAS
• LAN
• Debugging
• Technical Writing
• Product Demos
• Customer Support
• Automotive Diagnostics
• Cloud Architecture
• Spectroscopy
• System Administration
• Unity

About us

is a photonic deep‑tech scale‑up developing photonic processing solutions that compute natively with light and deliver a scalable alternative to transistor‑based systems. Its Light Empowered Native Arithmetics (LENA) architecture delivers analog co‑processing power optimised for complex computation and enabling energy‑efficient performance for next‑generation AI and HPC applications. operates its own Thin‑Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) chip pilot line in collaboration with the Institute for Microelectronics Stuttgart IMS CHIPS and is currently shipping its Native Processing Servers to selected partners. was founded by Michael Förtsch in 2018 and is headquartered in Stuttgart Germany.

Employment Type

Full‑Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1

is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If youre energized by bridging cutting‑edge technology and customer applications solving complex integration challenges and enabling customers to succeed with photonic AI acceleration we want to hear from you.

Ready to become the technical voice of photonic computing Lets talk - were looking forward to your application!