System Solution Engineer - Optical Interconnect CMOS ICs for Datacom (d/m/f)

Ams Osram; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ams OSRAM's LSPLight Sensors & Power Solutions division in Eindhoven seeks a senior expert in mixed-signal CMOS and photonics to translate customer needs into differentiated IC concepts and roadmaps. You will engage with customers and partners to drive architecture decisions and product differentiation.

You will also analyze market trends, support design-ins and enablement worldwide, and represent the company at technical events and workshops, contributing to strategic investments and roadmaps.

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.
• Solid understanding of datacenter (optical) links, transceivers and architectures.
• Strong system-level thinking across optics, electronics, packaging and integration.
• Experience working directly with customers on complex technical challenges.
• Ability to translate market needs into differentiated semiconductor solutions.
• Excellent English communication skills; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer architectures and application requirements into differentiated IC 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

CMOS mixed-signal

Photodiodes

Analog front-ends

TIAs

SerDes

Datacom knowledge

Optical interconnects

Customer collaboration

English communication

Education

Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering / Microelectronics / Photonics / Physics

Job description

The LSPLight Sensors & Power Solutions division supplies sensors that bridge the gap between the world we live in and the digital world of machines. By converting physical signals - heartbeats, sounds, light waves - into data, we enable robots, cars and other devices to interact with people and improve our world. What drives CSA is a relentless desire to contribute to technology and have a meaningful impact on the world. This business thrives on solving complex problems and partnering with global leaders at the forefront of technological advancement. Our goal: to push the boundaries of sensor technology and empower innovators to make the world smarter, healthier and happier.

Join us in Premstätten, Regensburg, Pavia or Eindhoven and help define the future of optical connectivity for AI and data centers:

• 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

• 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
• Solid understanding of datacenter (optical) links, transceivers and architectures
• Strong system-level thinking across optics, electronics, packaging and integration
• Experience working directly with customers on complex technical challenges
• Ability to translate market needs into differentiated semiconductor solutions
• Excellent English communication skills; German is a plus

For Austria: We offer competitive salaries and additional benefits based on your performance, experience and qualification.

The employment is in accordance with the collective salary and wage agreement for employees of the electrical and electronics industry, employment group H (https://www.feei.at/aktuelles/mindestloehne-und-gehaelter-eei/).
We offer a higher compensation depending on your expertise and skills.