Principal Field Applications Engineer – High-Speed Interconnect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Drive design victories for Semtech's range of high-speed drivers, TIAs, copper redrivers, and other offerings with major data center clients.

• Expedite customer design-in cycles and eliminate technical obstacles to capture revenue opportunities.

• Spearhead customer co-development projects for next-generation 1.6T and 3.2T+ technologies.

• Develop joint innovation initiatives and proof-of-concept projects with Tier 1 hyperscaler providers.

• Align Semtech's product roadmap with the evolution plans of customer technology.

• Offer technical pre-sales and post-sales assistance to European PON and Mobile Transport accounts.

• Facilitate design-in initiatives, technical evaluations, and troubleshooting.

• Lead technical assessments and promote technical differentiation in competitive scenarios.

• Diagnose and resolve complex technical problems.

• Advise customers on hardware design, PCB layout, signal integrity optimization, firmware integration, and system validation.

• Assist customer qualification processes with equipment manufacturers, network operators, and cloud service providers.

• Produce application notes, white papers, and design guides.

• Shape product management and R&D priorities through customer insights and market intelligence.

• Act as a strategic technical advisor to VPs in sales and product divisions.

• Collaborate with engineering teams on customer co-development efforts.

• Foster internal alignment across product management, engineering, marketing, sales, and operations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline (Master's or Ph.D. preferred).

• Over 5 years of demonstrated AE/FAE experience in data center, PON, or wireless/mobile transport sectors.

• Proficient in signal integrity, including high-speed principles, modulation schemes, channel modeling, and equalization for 800G, 1.6T, 3.2T data center, PON, or mobile transport applications.

• Knowledgeable in optical transceiver architecture, design, validation, and manufacturing.

• Familiarity with LPO, LRO, NPO, and CPO architectures; as well as PON ONU/OLT or mobile transport optical architectures.

• Experience in high-speed PCB design, encompassing layout, impedance control, and signal integrity validation.

• Skilled in using high-speed testing equipment, including network analyzers, BER testers, and oscilloscopes.

• Understanding of IEEE 802.3 and OIF standards, or ITU-T PON standards based on background.

• Knowledge of optical communications, networking, hyperscaler data center architectures, network topologies, and infrastructure evolution.

• Proven track record of leading customer co-development initiatives with significant revenue results.

• Established connections with Tier 1 customer engineering teams and ecosystem partners.

• Excellent communication skills across both technical and business audiences.

• Demonstrated ability to influence without formal authority and operate independently in complex situations.

• Strong initiative and a sense of ownership.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Generous retirement plan with company match.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.

• Flexible work arrangements and a supportive work environment.