Senior Data Center/AI Product Manager - Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

Summary

We are seeking a Senior Data Center/AI Product Manager to attend key workshops and conferences on behalf of AOI, staying informed on the latest industry trends and developments. In addition, this role will be responsible for data center field application engineering (FAE) work, collaborating with Sales and RMA teams to engage customers, provide technical support, and address product-related issues.

Key responsibilities include gathering customer feedback to drive strategic initiatives, coordinating new projects, and ensuring seamless technical support. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, customer-facing experience, and excellent communication skills to enhance AOI’s engagement in the data center and AI markets.

Job Duties

Attending related workshops & conferences – 40%

• Attend data center/AI related workshops of IEEE & OIF for AOI.
• Attend data center/AI related conferences OFC, GTC, and etc. for AOI

Data center FAE (Field Application Engineering) – 35%

• Collaborating with Sales to approach customers and provide technical support.
• Gather customers’ feedback for strategic use and coordinate new projects.
• Working with Sales/ RMA teams to handle customer’s technical issues and RMA cases.

Other duties – 15%

• Research market/ technical trends and providing high-level SWOT/ QCD insights to provide business strategy proposals.
• Support NPI, PLM, MES implementation, ensuring smooth product lifecycle management and manufacturing system coordination.
• Provide backup and support to other projects and initiatives as needed

Job Requirements

• Must be bilingual in English and Chinese
• This role will require 50% U.S travel
• Minimum of a Master's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Semiconductor Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in transceiver testing engineering.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks.
• Superior organizational, planning and coordination skills.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills.
• A Project Management Professional certification is preferred.

Location

This position will be on-site based in Sugar Land, Texas.

WHY AOI?

In addition to competitive salary, AOI offers

• Flexible and competitive health (medical, dental, vision) plans offer the employee with the right options to meet individual and family needs
• Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals
• Generous PTO policy, with unused PTO payout at end of the year
• Relocation package available within US
• Immigration sponsorships (Must be currently authorized to work in the US)

We do not accept unsolicited proposals from third-party recruiters or agencies. Contacting hiring managers directly may result in disqualification of submissions.