Optical System Solutions Engineer

Ams Osram; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

ams OSRAM’s LSP unit seeks a senior technologist to translate customer architectures into differentiated IC concepts and drive CMOS system architectures across optics and packaging.

You will travel globally (approx. 50%), engage with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, and articulate market needs to Product Management, R&D and Marketing. Excellent English is required; German is a plus.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, Photonics or Physics.
• Proven experience with mixed-signal CMOS, photodiodes, analog front-ends, drivers, TIAs or SerDes.
• Extensive industry experience in datacom, networking or optical interconnects.
• Strong system-level thinking across optics, electronics, packaging and integration.
• Experience working directly with customers on complex technical challenges and willingness to travel globally (approximately 50%) to engage with customers on-site.
• Excellent English communication skills; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor and build close relationships with key customers through regular on-site visits, providing technical leadership, gathering insights and identifying opportunities for future innovation
• Translate customer architectures and application requirements into differentiated Integrated Circuit (IC) product concepts and roadmaps
• Act as the technical voice of the customer across Product Management, R&D and Marketing
• Engage directly with hyperscalers, networking companies, optical module suppliers and ecosystem partners
• Drive the CMOS system architecture definition in the context of optics, photonics, mixed-signal ICs and packaging
• Analyze market trends, competing technologies and emerging optical interconnect architectures
• Identify CMOS IC technology gaps and recommend strategic investments for future product differentiation
• Support technical design-ins, customer evaluations and design-win activities worldwide
• Develop application notes, white papers, technical presentations and customer enablement materials
• Represent ams OSRAM at customer workshops, technical conferences and industry events

Skills

Mixed-signal CMOS

Photodiodes

Analog front-ends

TIAs/SerDes

Datacom/Networking/Interconnects

System-level thinking

Customer engagement

English proficiency

German a plus

Travel willingness

Education

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, Photonics or Physics

Job description

ams OSRAM’s LSP unit seeks a senior technologist to translate customer architectures into differentiated IC concepts and drive CMOS system architectures across optics and packaging.

You will travel globally (approx. 50%), engage with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, and articulate market needs to Product Management, R&D and Marketing. Excellent English is required; German is a plus.