Principal Optical Engineer
Core
Define architecture and product definition for rack-scale fiber management supporting AI clusters, influencing platform scalability, power efficiency, and cost structure.
Role type
Principal Optical Engineer (AI Infrastructure)
Builds
Rack-scale fiber management solutions including fiber shuffles, connectors, and cabling for AI datacenters.
Domain
AI Datacenter Networking / Optical Interconnects
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Fiber optics design and operations, Co-Packaged Optics (CPO), Silicon Photonics, Rack-scale fiber management, High-speed optical transmission systems, AI infrastructure ecosystems (GPU fabrics, InfiniBand, Ethernet, UALink), Optical engineering testing and validation, Advanced packaging, Root-cause analysis for deployed systems.
Preferred skills
Experience with pluggable optics, High-density fiber infrastructure development, Joint development initiatives for industry standards.
Technologies
InfiniBand, Ethernet, UALink, CPO, NPO, Silicon Photonics, Fiber shuffles, Patch panels, Cable assemblies.
Responsibilities
Lead architecture reviews and technical decision making across multiple organizations, Guide optical technologies through proof-of-concept to fleet deployment, Develop standards and best practices for large-scale deployment, Support root-cause analysis and operational issue resolution.
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
