Sr. Director of Customer Engineering
Global Leader in Precision Timing Semiconductor Solutions | Semiconductor Experience Required (Applications, Design, or Customer Engineering) | Driving Innovation Across AI, Datacenter & Communications This Jobot Job is hosted by: Brendan Thomas Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button and sending us your resume. Salary: $200,000 - $300,000 per year A bit about us: Founded over two decades ago and headquartered in Santa Clara, we are the global leader in precision silicon MEMS timing solutions. With over 2 billion devices shipped and 40% year-over-year growth, we continue to transform what’s possible in timing technology — delivering unmatched performance, smaller size, lower power, and superior reliability. Our configurable portfolio powers some of the world’s most advanced innovations in AI, datacenter infrastructure, networking, and telecom, including products trusted by household technology leaders. By combining deep expertise in precision timing with a fabless semiconductor model, we enable customers to innovate faster, smarter, and more efficiently — redefining how electronics operate in today’s connected world. Why join us? Competitive Base Salary: Up to $300K DOE Bonus Generous RSUs (Total Comp Potential: $400K–$500K) Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Parental Leave, 401k with company match, Legal Services, and PTO Global Leadership Role: Lead a high-impact customer engineering team driving design wins across AI, Datacenter, and Networking markets Innovation Impact: Directly influence product roadmap, definition, and technical strategy at the forefront of precision timing technology Job Details Lead and scale a global Field Application / Customer Engineering team supporting Tier-1 datacenter, AI, networking, and telecom customers. Drive design-win execution by serving as a trusted advisor to system architects, hardware engineers, and technical executives. Partner with Sales and Product teams to align technical strategy with business goals, accelerating adoption of our advanced timing solutions. Translate customer and application insights into roadmap inputs, training programs, and technical collateral that enable sales success. Establish us as a thought leader through industry presentations, application notes, and engagement with ecosystem partners. What We’re Looking For: B.S. in Electrical Engineering (required); M.S. preferred 15 years in Field Application Engineering, Customer Engineering, Applications or Solutions Architecture, ideally within the semiconductor industry Must have prior hands-on FAE or equivalent experience supporting design-ins, debug, and system-level integration with OEM customers Proven record building and leading global customer-facing engineering teams serving datacenter, AI, networking, or telecom markets (datacenter strongly preferred) Strong understanding of system architecture, signal integrity, clocking, and timing design practices Demonstrated ability to influence customer design decisions and connect technical outcomes to business impact Preferred Experience: Timing / Clocking Expertise: oscillators (XO, TCXO, VCXO, OCXO, MEMS), frequency synthesizers, PLLs, clock generators, buffers, low-jitter designs Market Exposure: Datacenter and infrastructure customer experience or prior roles with timing-centric companies (e.g., Marvell, Silicon Labs, IDT/Renesas, Microchip, Analog Devices, OnSemi, TDK, Epson, Aura, etc.) History of cross-functional collaboration across engineering, sales, and marketing to drive customer adoption Interested in hearing more? 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