Director, Silicon Photonics Technical Marketing

Silith; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Silith is a fabless chip design company accelerating AI infrastructure via silicon photonics interconnects. The Director, Technical Marketing will craft, defend, and scale technical narratives for hyperscalers, semiconductor firms, and OEMs, bridging Engineering, Product, and Sales to win design opportunities.

Lead messaging, content, and due diligence while representing Silith at ECOC/OFC events and industry briefings; drive cross-functional collaboration to align product roadmaps with market

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technical marketing or related roles in semiconductor/optical markets.
• Strong photonics/optical comms background for credible customer engagements.
• Proven ability to develop technical content and long-cycle B2B messaging.
• Experience presenting to tech and exec audiences at conferences.
• Excellent written communication translating complex tech into persuasive materials.
• Cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Product, Sales, and BD.

Responsibilities

• Own technical positioning across silicon photonics and AI infrastructure.
• Translate differentiation into customer-focused messaging.
• Lead competitive analysis and battlecards for Sales/BD.
• Create technical content: data sheets, white papers, blogs, and presentations.
• Develop account-specific presentations and proof points for design wins.
• Support due diligence with data sheets and performance benchmarks.
• Coordinate with Engineering to translate lab results for external use.
• Represent Silith at industry conferences and events.
• Collaborate with Sales/BD on strategic account engagements.

Skills

Tech marketing

Applications Eng

Product marketing

Executive presentations

Technical writing

Cross-functional

Education

MS/PhD in EE

Job description

Silith is a fabless chip design company accelerating AI infrastructure via silicon photonics interconnects. The Director, Technical Marketing will craft, defend, and scale technical narratives for hyperscalers, semiconductor firms, and OEMs, bridging Engineering, Product, and Sales to win design opportunities.

Lead messaging, content, and due diligence while representing Silith at ECOC/OFC events and industry briefings; drive cross-functional collaboration to align product roadmaps with market