Principal Application Engineer, Semiconductor

Job Title

Principal Application Engineer, Semiconductor

Role Summary

Provide application engineering and technical support for optoelectronic and photonic products. The role supports product integration, troubleshooting, new product introductions, and customer deployments by working closely with customers and internal design, manufacturing, quality, and product teams.

Experience Level

Senior — requires 5+ years of relevant experience in optoelectronics/photonics and applications engineering.

Responsibilities

Typical responsibilities include:

• Provide technical support for optoelectronic and photonic products.
• Work directly with customers to support product integration and resolve technical issues.
• Troubleshoot complex device- and application-level problems.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, quality, and product teams.
• Support new product introductions and customer deployments.
• Analyze customer test data and performance trends.
• Visit customer sites for hands-on technical support and relationship management.

Requirements

Must-have qualifications and skills:

• Strong understanding of photonic/optoelectronic devices and RF fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with photonic product testing and troubleshooting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple technical priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel for customer support activities.
• Experience in applications engineering or related technical support roles and working with cross-functional/global teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with laser diodes and photodetectors.
• Experience supporting new product introductions or large customer deployments.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.

About the Company

Company: Lumiere Systems

Engineering services firm specializing in semiconductor and ASIC design and verification for ARM-based SoCs. Engages in full verification lifecycle (UVM/SystemVerilog, formal, gate-level simulation) and collaborates with global verification teams and client partners.