Jobs via Dice ยท 1 day ago
Sr. Director of Customer Engineering
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $300K/yr
15+ years expJobs via Dice is a global leader in precision timing semiconductor solutions, and they are seeking a Sr. Director of Customer Engineering to lead a high-impact customer engineering team. This role involves driving design wins across AI, Datacenter, and Networking markets while influencing product roadmap and technical strategy.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
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
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
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