Senior Optoelectronics Application Engineer

OSI USA Danvers; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

ams OSRAM is seeking an experienced Application Engineer in Novi, MI to design and optimize optoelectronic systems for LED/LASER applications. You will work as a technical liaison between customers and R&D/PD, developing design proposals, hardware mock-ups, and technical material.

The role requires a strong background in electronics, optics, and thermal management, with 5+ years in product-level evaluations, excellent communication, and willingness to travel 20-30%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, Optoelectronics, or Physics.
• 5+ years of experience in developing electronics systems or applications, preferably LED/Laser/Sensor-based.
• Strong understanding of basic semiconductor devices and their characteristics.
• Experience with customer interfacing, presenting at conferences, and technical writing.
• Programming/microcontroller development experience will be a PLUS.

Responsibilities

• Create a deep technical system understanding by investigating into all relevant system approaches to figure out benefits and drawbacks of the different system solutions.
• Provide support in all aspects, electrical, thermal, and optical, of a complete system to our customers and other internal customer facing teams.
• Provide application support to ams OSRAM's existing customers and cultivate new relationships with potential new customers and partners by developing design proposals, hardware mock-ups, and any technical material.
• Identify and develop innovative applications for ams Osram's products. Extract and communicate key technical requirements for new product ideas from the customers and market, and work closely with the Product management and R&D/ Product Development team on the new product designs.
• Develop application-level documentations including design guidelines, reference designs, applications notes & design tools.
• Collaborate with marketing and Sales to develop & execute product and application solution promotion plans, provide technical product and application training.
• Promote ams OSRAM LED technologies through industry technical committees, technical conferences, and events & tradeshows

Skills

Electronics systems

Semiconductor devices

Thermal management

Photometry

Customer interfacing

Technical writing

Programming/microcontrollers

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, Optoelectronics, or Physics

Job description

ams OSRAM is seeking an experienced Application Engineer in Novi, MI to design and optimize optoelectronic systems for LED/LASER applications. You will work as a technical liaison between customers and R&D/PD, developing design proposals, hardware mock-ups, and technical material.

The role requires a strong background in electronics, optics, and thermal management, with 5+ years in product-level evaluations, excellent communication, and willingness to travel 20-30%.