Director Applications Engineering Silicon
Location
San Jose, CA
Level
VP / Executive
Department
Semiconductors
Type
Salary
$323,000 - $437,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2026-04-28
Responsibilities
- Lead and coach a distributed team of 10–12 Silicon FAEs across multiple regions.
- Own global execution quality for silicon customer support and evaluation processes.
- Operationalize evaluation and deployment processes for silicon products.
- Establish staffing models and frameworks for regional coverage and critical issues.
- Define and track key performance metrics related to customer support.
- Collaborate with sales, program managers, and engineering on account strategies.
- Represent field insights in product roadmap and support content priorities.
Job Requirements
- 12+ years in semiconductor/customer engineering/FAE roles, with 5+ years in a leadership position.
- Experience leading globally distributed customer-facing engineering teams.
- Strong background in server silicon/platform deployment and support.
- Direct experience with server and network infrastructure players.
- Proven ability to operate cross-functionally with various teams at executive levels.
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science (MS preferred).
- Experience managing multilingual, multi-cultural teams across different regions.
