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Octasic

Low-power SoC DSPs for wireless networks

Director, Field Applications Engineering and Customer Support

Customer Support +1Updated on Nov 11
Full-timeMontreal, QC, CanadaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, telecommunications, electrical engineering, or a related field.
  • At least 10 years of experience in customer-facing technical roles, including at least 5 years leading technical teams. Experience managing teams distributed internationally is an asset.
  • Experience with customers in defense, intelligence, public safety, telecommunications, or wireless technology is strongly desired.
  • Strong knowledge of cellular technologies (2G to 5G), radio frequency and wireless communications, hardware-software integration, troubleshooting, and incident management. Experience in signals intelligence, electronic warfare, geolocation, spectrum operations, or integration of land, maritime, and air systems is an asset.
  • Ability to obtain Canadian security clearance.
  • Occasional travel in Canada and internationally, up to 30% of the time.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow the global field applications engineering and customer support organization; establish objectives, key performance indicators, and succession plans; recruit, coach, and retain high-level technical talent.
  • Recruit, develop, support, and retain high-performing technical professionals.
  • Own global support operations from delivery through sustainment, including incident management, return material authorizations, escalation processes, service levels, reporting, rapid issue resolution, and continuous improvement.
  • Lead technical aspects of strategic opportunities and opportunity qualification, including demonstrations, proofs of concept, evaluations, field activities, workshops, and presentations to key customers.
  • Ensure successful customer onboarding, deployment, adoption, and ongoing support; monitor strategic account performance; manage major escalations; and develop relationships that support customer retention, growth, and referrals.
  • Audit and oversee external training providers and distribution partners.
  • Develop and manage training and certification programs for customers and internal field applications engineering teams, including course plans and laboratory environments.
  • Represent the voice of the customer by prioritizing feedback, recurring issues, and improvement opportunities, while aligning product management, engineering, validation, and support teams.
  • Oversee planning, resource allocation, execution, analysis, and reporting for field trials, pilot projects, and operational demonstrations at customer sites.
  • Collect field performance metrics and ensure lessons learned improve products and deployment methods.
  • Support strategic reviews, forecasting, planning, budgeting, global expansion, management reporting, and trade-compliance requirements related to demonstration equipment and technical transfers.
  • Coordinate support activities among engineering, validation, product management, and operations teams.
  • Lead continuous-improvement initiatives to increase customer satisfaction and reduce resolution times.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience managing internationally distributed teams.
  • Experience with customers in defense, intelligence, public safety, telecommunications, or wireless technology.
  • Experience in signals intelligence, electronic warfare, geolocation, spectrum operations, or integration of land, maritime, and air systems.

About the Company

Octasic

Low-power SoC DSPs for wireless networks

Octasic designs low-power, programmable System-on-Chip DSPs for wireless and multimedia tasks. Their SoCs combine DSP cores with specialized hardware to power products like wireless base stations, small cells, media gateways, and specialized handsets across 2G to 5G. They differentiate themselves through energy efficiency and long-term OEM collaborations, such as with Panasonic, offering tailored processing solutions for different market needs. The goal is to provide reliable, cost-effective wireless and multimedia infrastructure by delivering high-performance, energy-efficient processors that can be customized for various applications.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Series B
Total funding
$16.5M
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
1998

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