Sr Mgr Product Marketing

Innovation Engineer – Market Development (Optoelectronics)

About The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Innovation Engineer – Market Development to drive application-driven growth for our Optoelectronics portfolio (Sensors and Isolators) in North America.

This role combines hands-on engineering, system-level thinking, and strategic market development. You will work directly with customer engineering teams, develop scalable demo platforms, and translate emerging application opportunities into successful design-ins across key verticals.

This is not a purely reactive support role. It is a proactive growth position focused on building the next generation of optoelectronic applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Application Innovation
  
  

Develop scalable system concepts in robotics, wearables, smart glasses, LiDAR, ADAS, HMI, IoT/Smart Home, lighting, and other emerging optoelectronic applications.

• Customer Design-In Development
  
  

Collaborate directly with customer engineering teams to integrate OPTO products into system designs and drive successful design-ins, addressing power consumption, optical path, mechanical constraints, and validation requirements.

• Technical Support & Development
  
  

Prototype and validate OPTO sensors (ALS, proximity, RGB, photodiodes, IR emitters) and OPTO isolators (optocouplers, SSRs, MOSFET drivers, TRIACs).

Program microcontrollers, implement I²C communication, perform system-level debugging, and support customer design and qualification activities.

• Strategic Market Development
  
  

Define vertical focus areas, build customer penetration plans, conduct application growth analysis, and collaborate regularly with teams in Europe and Asia to scale successful concepts globally.

• Technical Engagement
  
  

Deliver technical and sales trainings, develop demo platforms and white papers, and create enablement materials for Sales, FAEs, distribution partners, and global teams.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Strong understanding of optoelectronic components and system integration
• Experience with microcontroller programming and I²C communication
• Hands-on lab experience with system debugging and prototype validation
• Ability to work independently and drive application ideas proactively
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in robotics, automotive (ADAS), wearable devices, IoT/Smart Home, or sensor-based systems or Power Electronics
• Familiarity with optical path design, power optimization, and system validation setups
• Experience working in global, cross-functional teams
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• A proactive, creative engineer who enjoys building and validating new concepts
• Someone comfortable working directly with customer engineering teams
• A technically strong professional who can translate system requirements into practical solutions
• A self-driven individual who thrives in an international, collaborative environment