Jobs via Dice
Senior Director, Technical Solutions & Customer Engineering
Jobs via Dice, Santa Clara, California, us, 95053
Sr. Director of Application Design & Customer Engineering
Overview Senior leadership role leading an applied engineering organization focused on timing solutions for AI, datacenter, and telecommunications markets. This role serves as the primary technical expert with customers, guiding requirements, architecture, and delivery of advanced semiconductor timing solutions and driving global Customer Engineering (CE) team performance. Why join us? We are a timing technology leader with a fabless semiconductor model and a track record of growth and innovation. This position offers a global leadership opportunity to influence product roadmaps and technical strategy at the forefront of precision timing. Responsibilities
Act as the primary technical expert with customers—gather final requirements, translate them into engineering deliverables, and partner with R&D to architect and deliver advanced semiconductor timing solutions. Build and mentor a solution-centric, customer-obsessed global Customer Engineering team that consistently delivers results. Maximize opportunities across strategic semiconductor accounts and reference design partners through deep timing and system-level expertise, both pre-sale and post-sale. Establish and maintain strong technical relationships with system architects and hardware engineering leadership at key datacenter, AI, and telecom customers. Deliver impactful training programs, application use cases, competitive analysis, and technical collateral to increase sales effectiveness. Influence roadmap and product definition by channeling customer and application insights into product strategy. Qualifications
B.S. in Electrical Engineering required; M.S. preferred. 10+ years in applications or design engineering within the semiconductor industry (timing, analog/mixed-signal, power, memory, RF, or similar). Proven success managing and scaling global application / customer engineering teams. Strong track record in customer-facing technical leadership and solution delivery. Solid understanding of datacenter and networking system architectures and design methodologies. Ability to align semiconductor technical solutions with customer and market needs, influencing both technical and executive stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications
Timing Expertise: Hands-on experience with oscillators (XO, TCXO, OCXO, VCXO), MEMS oscillators, frequency synthesizers, clock generators, clock trees, buffers, low-jitter design, and phase noise. Industry Background: Leadership roles at top semiconductor or timing companies (e.g., Marvell, Silicon Labs, IDT/Renesas, Microchip, OnSemi, TDK, Epson, Aura, etc.). Market Alignment: Direct experience building semiconductor solutions for AI, datacenter, and telecom/communications customers. Compensation & Benefits
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 About Jobot
Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Information collected and processed as part of your Jobot candidate profile, and any job applications, resumes, or other information you choose to submit is subject to Jobot's Privacy Policy and related notices available at jobot.com/legal. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Jobot, and/or its agents and contracted partners. Message frequency varies. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: jobot.com/privacy-policy San Jose, CA • Earnings vary by location and experience.
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Overview Senior leadership role leading an applied engineering organization focused on timing solutions for AI, datacenter, and telecommunications markets. This role serves as the primary technical expert with customers, guiding requirements, architecture, and delivery of advanced semiconductor timing solutions and driving global Customer Engineering (CE) team performance. Why join us? We are a timing technology leader with a fabless semiconductor model and a track record of growth and innovation. This position offers a global leadership opportunity to influence product roadmaps and technical strategy at the forefront of precision timing. Responsibilities
Act as the primary technical expert with customers—gather final requirements, translate them into engineering deliverables, and partner with R&D to architect and deliver advanced semiconductor timing solutions. Build and mentor a solution-centric, customer-obsessed global Customer Engineering team that consistently delivers results. Maximize opportunities across strategic semiconductor accounts and reference design partners through deep timing and system-level expertise, both pre-sale and post-sale. Establish and maintain strong technical relationships with system architects and hardware engineering leadership at key datacenter, AI, and telecom customers. Deliver impactful training programs, application use cases, competitive analysis, and technical collateral to increase sales effectiveness. Influence roadmap and product definition by channeling customer and application insights into product strategy. Qualifications
B.S. in Electrical Engineering required; M.S. preferred. 10+ years in applications or design engineering within the semiconductor industry (timing, analog/mixed-signal, power, memory, RF, or similar). Proven success managing and scaling global application / customer engineering teams. Strong track record in customer-facing technical leadership and solution delivery. Solid understanding of datacenter and networking system architectures and design methodologies. Ability to align semiconductor technical solutions with customer and market needs, influencing both technical and executive stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications
Timing Expertise: Hands-on experience with oscillators (XO, TCXO, OCXO, VCXO), MEMS oscillators, frequency synthesizers, clock generators, clock trees, buffers, low-jitter design, and phase noise. Industry Background: Leadership roles at top semiconductor or timing companies (e.g., Marvell, Silicon Labs, IDT/Renesas, Microchip, OnSemi, TDK, Epson, Aura, etc.). Market Alignment: Direct experience building semiconductor solutions for AI, datacenter, and telecom/communications customers. Compensation & Benefits
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 About Jobot
Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Information collected and processed as part of your Jobot candidate profile, and any job applications, resumes, or other information you choose to submit is subject to Jobot's Privacy Policy and related notices available at jobot.com/legal. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Jobot, and/or its agents and contracted partners. Message frequency varies. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: jobot.com/privacy-policy San Jose, CA • Earnings vary by location and experience.
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