Vice President, Applications Engineering - San Jose, CA, United States

Originally posted 30 September 2026 by the employer.

About the role

This role involves leading Applications Engineering, which provides the technical bridge between silicon/firmware platforms and customer solutions for hyperscalers, ODMs, OEMs, and industrial customers. As a senior leader, you own the applications and customer enablement capabilities that convert silicon and firmware into customer-shipping designs.

What you'll do

• Own the global Applications Engineering organization, delivering reference designs, technical enablement collateral, evaluation kits, and hands-on customer engagement.
• Own the technical customer engagement model from pre-sales through design-in to production ramp for various customer segments.
• Own the Applications Engineering methodology for standardized customer qualification, including firmware type, boot and trust configuration, and target platform.
• Own Customer Enablement, including developer collateral, sample delivery, evaluation platforms, and technical training programs.
• Own Customer Support strategy and delivery across product families in partnership with regional Field Applications Engineering.
• Lead a global multi-site organization, hiring and mentoring senior technical leaders and individual contributors.

What you'll need

• Experience owning a global Applications Engineering organization.
• Experience owning technical customer engagement from pre-sales to production ramp.
• Experience owning Customer Enablement, including developer collateral and technical training.
• Experience leading a global multi-site organization.
• Ability to maintain working credibility with R&D teams and other sites.

Skills: FPGA, reference designs, customer engagement, technical enablement, IP library