Director of Optics Strategy & Partnerships, Data Center

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 216,000 - 345,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara is seeking a Director of Optics Strategy and Partnerships to shape the optics roadmap for scale-out/scale-up networking and data center platforms. You will collaborate with product, engineering, architecture, operations, and sourcing teams to advance our optics technology and enable impactful ecosystem collaborations.

The role emphasizes leadership in partnerships, contract management, and technology integration, with the chance to influence NVIDIA's next-gen

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 15+ years overall experience with 10+ years in leadership.
• Strong background in optical interconnects, silicon photonics, lasers.
• Experience building partnerships, contracts, and statements of work.

Responsibilities

• Lead optics product and technology roadmap across data center and networking platforms.
• Engage with customers and developers to understand use cases and requirements.
• Provide input and mentorship to architecture and development teams for optics across switches and compute platforms.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies, innovations, and partner relationships to align with the roadmap.
• Produce technical content (blogs, white papers, webinars, tutorials) highlighting optics value.

Skills

Optical interconnects

Silicon photonics

Networking basics

Partnership management

Contract experience

Leadership

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara is seeking a Director of Optics Strategy and Partnerships to shape the optics roadmap for scale-out/scale-up networking and data center platforms. You will collaborate with product, engineering, architecture, operations, and sourcing teams to advance our optics technology and enable impactful ecosystem collaborations.

The role emphasizes leadership in partnerships, contract management, and technology integration, with the chance to influence NVIDIA's next-gen