Optics Field Applications Engineer: High-Speed Interconnect

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

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Annual bonus

Health benefits day 1

401K match

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS) in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Field Applications Engineer to drive optical interconnect solutions across datacom, cloud, and AI markets. You will collaborate with engineering, product management, and sales to win designs, support customers, and develop territory growth plans.

The role requires a BS in engineering or related field and 3+ years in field sales or applications engineering in optics or photonics, with travel as needed.

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 communications

Technical sales

Photonic technologies

Customer relationships

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering/Physics/Optics

Tools

CRM tools

Microsoft Office

Optical test equipment

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS) in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Field Applications Engineer to drive optical interconnect solutions across datacom, cloud, and AI markets. You will collaborate with engineering, product management, and sales to win designs, support customers, and develop territory growth plans.

The role requires a BS in engineering or related field and 3+ years in field sales or applications engineering in optics or photonics, with travel as needed.