Staff Validation Engineer, Photonic Fabric
Core
Build and own Python automation for SerDes + PIC validation, including instrument control, test sequencing, calibration routines, and end-to-end measurement flows for high-speed optical interconnects.
Role type
Staff Validation Engineer (Electrical ICs / Silicon Photonics)
Builds
High-speed optical SerDes and co-packaged optics solutions for AI infrastructure and data center fabrics.
Domain
Semiconductor / Silicon Photonics / High-Speed Electrical Interconnects
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Python automation (PyVISA/SCPI), SerDes measurement concepts (eye/jitter/BER/equalization), lab instrumentation (scopes/BERTs/VNAs), Git workflows, electro-optical test setup execution
Preferred skills
Electro-optical validation (PICs/silicon photonics/CPO), TDECQ/OMA/ER/Rx sensitivity measurements
Technologies
PyVISA, SCPI, Git, BERTs, VNAs, optical power meters, tunable lasers, DCAs, probe stations
Responsibilities
Develop reusable libraries for scopes, BERTs, VNAs, and optical power meters; characterize PIC devices in live links (OMA, ER, TDECQ, modulator bandwidth); correlate component-level PIC data with full SerDes-driven link performance; execute validation test plans across PVT corners
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC