Sr. Director of Application Design & Customer Engineering
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Timing Semiconductor Leader | Must Have Semiconductor Experience | Driving Growth Across AI, Datacenter & Communications
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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
Act as the primary technical expert with customers — gathering final requirements, translating them into engineering deliverables, and partnering with R&D to architect and deliver advanced semiconductor timing solutions.
Build and mentor a solution-centric, customer-obsessed global Customer Engineering (CE) 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 that increase sales effectiveness.
Influence roadmap and product definition by channeling customer and application insights into product strategy.
What We’re Looking For:
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.
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- Location:
- Santa Clara
- Job Type:
- FullTime