Job Title: Senior Application Engineer / Senior Field Application Engineer
Location: Ottawa, ON
Reports To: Senior Manager, Product Management
The Opportunity
Ranovus is seeking a Senior Application Engineer / Senior Field Application Engineer to play a pivotal role in driving customer adoption and design wins for our Odin™ Silicon Photonics platform.
This is a highly technical, customer-facing role for a seasoned professional who thrives at the intersection of system architecture, hands-on engineering, and strategic customer engagement. You will act as a trusted technical authority for customers while shaping product direction through deep collaboration with internal engineering and product teams.
How You'll Contribute
- Own the technical engagement with key customers and partners, serving as the lead technical authority from early architecture discussions through deployment and production
- Drive strategic design wins with hyperscale's, AI system builders, ASIC vendors, and system integrators by aligning Ranovus technology with customer roadmaps
- Partner closely with business development and marketing to identify high-value applications, influence account strategy, and support long-term customer success
- Translate complex customer requirements into clear technical inputs for product management and engineering teams, influencing architecture, features, and roadmap priorities
- Lead system integration, platform bring-up, and debug activities for customer designs incorporating Ranovus silicon photonics solutions
- Deliver compelling technical demonstrations, deep-dive reviews, and executive-level presentations for customers and at major industry events
- Contribute to high-quality technical collateral including application notes, reference designs, evaluation guides, and customer training material
What You'll Bring
- 5+ years of experience as a Field Application Engineer, Application Engineer, or System Engineer in a semiconductor, optical, or systems company
- Deep hands-on expertise in high-speed SerDes and electrical/optical interconnects, including hardware bring-up and system-level debug
- Strong background supporting datacenter, AI networking, or telecom customers in highly technical, customer-driven environments
- Demonstrated success enabling new products, supporting customer evaluations, and securing production design wins
- Solid understanding of optical communications, silicon photonics, and data center architectures
- Working knowledge of industry standards and ecosystems such as IEEE 802.3 Ethernet, OIF, PCIe/CXL, and relevant MSAs
- Familiarity with AI networking infrastructure, including scale-up and scale-out system architectures
- Excellent technical communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at both engineering and senior technical leadership levels
- Strong analytical mindset with proven troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and system-level thinking skills
- Comfortable operating with high autonomy in a fast-paced, cross-functional, and customer-focused environment
Asset
- Experience with CPO, LPO, NPO, and pluggable optical module technologies
- Exposure to lasers, high-speed optical transceivers, and photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
- Experience spanning hardware design, software interaction, system verification, and qualification
- Hands-on experience supporting on-site customer bring-up and partner engagements
Required education
- Postgraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Optics, Photonics, or a related field
- Exceptional candidates with a bachelor's degree and significant relevant experience will be considered
We appreciate the time you invest in exploring opportunities with us. At Ranovus, we believe diverse perspectives and a strong sense of belonging are essential to building innovative technology and resilient teams. If your experience does not match every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We value curiosity, growth, and the unique strengths each person brings.
