Optics Field Applications Engineer for AI & Data Center

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

Benefits offered by this job

Day-1 comprehensive benefits (medical,

Company vehicle

401K matching

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is seeking a Field Applications Engineer in Santa Clara, CA to drive optical connectivity solutions and support customers from design through deployment.

You will collaborate with sales, product and optical engineering teams to win designs, promote fiber optic assemblies, transceivers, and optical engines, and stay ahead of silicon photonics trends. Travel required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Optics, Photonics, Electrical Engineering, 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide sales leadership and coordinate closely 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 communication

Photonics

Customer relationships

Consultative selling

Communication

Project management

Test methodologies

CRM tools

MS Office

Education

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

Tools

MS Office

CRM tools

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is seeking a Field Applications Engineer in Santa Clara, CA to drive optical connectivity solutions and support customers from design through deployment.

You will collaborate with sales, product and optical engineering teams to win designs, promote fiber optic assemblies, transceivers, and optical engines, and stay ahead of silicon photonics trends. Travel required.