Field Applications Engineer - Optical Connectivity for AI/HPC

Amphenol Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Annual incentive bonus

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, seeks a Field Applications Engineer in Santa Clara, CA to work with customers and internal teams to promote optical interconnect and fiber optic solutions, drive design wins, and manage key OEM relationships.

The role provides exposure to sales, applications engineering, and product development in AI, HPC, cloud, and networking markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Optics, Photonics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years in field sales, applications engineering, product marketing, or business development.
• Experience in optics, photonics, networking, fiber optics, semiconductor, or related industries preferred.
• Understanding of high-speed networking, datacenter architectures, AI infrastructure, or telecom systems.
• Global account management experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide sales leadership and coordinate with Field Application Engineers, Product Managers, and Optical Engineering teams.
• Promote and sell optical interconnect solutions including fiber optic assemblies, transceivers, active optical cables, and optical engines.
• Identify optical connectivity opportunities and secure design wins with customer engineering teams.
• Develop and execute territory growth strategies and account plans.
• Meet and exceed revenue objectives through new product adoption and strategic account management.
• Drive customer engagement around AI, HPC, cloud, and networking optical technologies.
• Provide technical sales support during qualification, design reviews, and implementation activities.
• Assist customers with optical architecture evaluations and copper-to-optics migration strategies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor for optical networking and datacenter connectivity solutions.
• Track forecasts, bookings, revenue, and business opportunities.
• Maintain strong customer relationships and support issue resolution.
• Stay informed on silicon photonics, co-packaged optics, and optical networking trends.
• Travel as required.

Skills

Optical networking

Customer relationships

Technical sales

Clear communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Physics/Optics/Photonic/Electrical

Tools

CRM software

MS Office

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, seeks a Field Applications Engineer in Santa Clara, CA to work with customers and internal teams to promote optical interconnect and fiber optic solutions, drive design wins, and manage key OEM relationships.

The role provides exposure to sales, applications engineering, and product development in AI, HPC, cloud, and networking markets.