Applications Engineer - Jhubei City, Taiwan
Originally posted 21 September 2026 by the employer — open 0 days.
About the role
This role involves acting as a local technical point of contact for SiPh testing requirements and market information, and providing application support for SiPh testing equipment.
What you'll do
- Serve as the local technical point of contact for SiPh testing requirements and market information.
- Lead technical communication and strategy alignment with US headquarters.
- Act as the technical bridge with customers to identify potential business opportunities with Sales.
- Present the company's SiPh testing solution to engage new customers and projects with the Sales team.
- Provide day-to-day customer SiPh testing equipment application and service operation activity.
- Deliver SiPh testing solutions, support customer issues, and prepare internal escalation summaries.
What you'll need
- Bachelor/Master in Engineering/Science/Physics with specialization in Optical Engineering or SiPh.
- Fluent in English verbal, email, and report communication.
- Project management experience.
- Capability of working with different levels of colleagues, including management, sales, and Global Team.
- Logical thinking for problem-solving techniques.
Nice to have
- 3-5 years hands-on experience with probe system tool.
- Basic knowledge of laser fiber operating/principle.
- DOE setup capability as a problem-solving technique.
- Working experience in Equipment Vendor or RD/HVM Fab.
Skills: SiPh testing, probe system, customer issue support, technical point of contact
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 53-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Photonics
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Open roles in category
26
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$170k
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| Metric | FormFactor | All employers we track in this specialty (26 roles · 16 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 26 |
| Median days open | 0 d | 53 d (−53 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $170k |
Skills observed across this category: SiPh testing, probe system, customer issue support, technical point of contact
Who's hiring in this category
- Teradyne · 4 open roles · median 3 d
- Keysight Technologies · 3 open roles · median 61 d
- Lumentum · 3 open roles · median 38 d
- STMicroelectronics · 3 open roles · median 104 d
- Analog Devices · 2 open roles · median 88 d
- ASML · 1 open role · median 174 d
How we counted: 26 open Applications FAE (Photonics) roles from 16 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.