Optical Field Applications Engineer

Amphenol Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); Sur place; USD 92 000 - 174 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Company vehicle

Comprehensive benefits package

Résumé du poste

Amphenol Communications Solutions, a division of Amphenol Corporation, is seeking a Field Sales Engineer- Optics in Santa Clara, CA. You will drive design wins and manage key OEM/distributor relationships while promoting optical interconnects for datacom, AI/ML, cloud, and HPC markets.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and marketing teams to differentiate offerings, grow strategic accounts, and exceed revenue targets through AI, cloud, and data center applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Optics, Photonics, Electrical Enginering, or related discipline
• 3+ years of field sales, applications engineering, product marketing, or business development experience
• 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

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Optical communications

Photonics

Design wins

Consultative selling

Communication skills

Project management

Networking standards

CRM and Office apps

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Optics, Photonics, Electrical Engg, or related

Outils

CRM tools

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

Amphenol Communications Solutions, a division of Amphenol Corporation, is seeking a Field Sales Engineer- Optics in Santa Clara, CA. You will drive design wins and manage key OEM/distributor relationships while promoting optical interconnects for datacom, AI/ML, cloud, and HPC markets.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and marketing teams to differentiate offerings, grow strategic accounts, and exceed revenue targets through AI, cloud, and data center applications.