PCS Sales Engineer Nvidia
About The Position
Corning is seeking a Sales Engineer to support strategic engagement with NVIDIA, with a primary focus on Co‑Packaged Optics (CPO) and advanced data‑center connectivity solutions. This role will partner closely with Corning’s PCS and Data Center Business Unit (DCBU) teams and work directly with NVIDIA engineering and architecture organizations to enable system‑level design, validation, and large‑scale deployment of optical connectivity solutions. Based in Bay Area, the Sales Engineer plays a highly customer‑facing role and is critical to accelerating design wins, supporting complex CPO programs, and shaping next‑generation PCS and data‑center interconnect solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science – Engineering, Physics, or Applied Science
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in optical fibers and connectivity
- Familiarity and experience with multi-layer physical layer data center network topologies like spine and leaf
- Familiarity with Scale Out, Scale Up, and Scale Across AI network architectures
- Experience using a CRM, especially Salesforce
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint
Nice To Haves
- Layer 2 Networking Certification a plus
- Semiconductor experience a plus
- Master's Degree preferred. PhD a plus
- Green Belt certification
- Black belt (6 Sigma or Innovation) training
- Project and/or manufacturing financial management knowledge
- Knowledge of Innovation Stage-gate processes
Responsibilities
- Serve as Corning’s primary field technical interface to NVIDIA engineering and architecture teams in Santa Clara, CA
- Lead and support system‑level architecture discussions spanning hardware platforms, CPO implementations, optical connectivity, shuffle boxes, structured cabling, and high‑density interconnect solutions
- Support NVIDIA programs involving Co‑Packaged Optics, including connectivity considerations beyond the package and into the system and rack level
- Contribute to reference architectures, cabling guides, and application documentation in close collaboration with PCS product management and engineering teams
- Lead technical evaluations, design‑in activities, and validation efforts from early development through production ramp
- Support demonstrations, prototyping iterations, troubleshooting, and corrective actions across development and deployment phases
- Provide early visibility into customer requirements, technical risks, and scaling considerations to support internal readiness for ramp‑up and deployment at scale
- Provide on-site support (“be the eyes and ears”) for proof of concepts, samples, and troubleshooting activities in the pre-sale and post-sale processes
Benefits
- Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives
- 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions
- Matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan
- Medical, dental, vision
- Paid parental leave
- Family building support
- Fitness
- Company-paid life insurance
- Disability
- Disease management programs
- Paid time off
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Recognition program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
