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Senior Staff Optical Validation Engineer

Santa Clara, CA💼 Full-time💰 $134,390–$201,300🗓 2026-06-30 → 2026-07-30

Core

Develop test, calibration, and optimization methods for high-speed optical interconnect products including optical transceivers and co-packaging optics.

Role type

Senior Staff Optical Validation Engineer

Builds

High-performance optical communication products for data infrastructure (enterprise, cloud, AI, carrier architectures)

Domain

Semiconductor / Optical Communication / Photonics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Optical communication components knowledge (DSP, modulators, receivers, TIA, RF amplifiers), Optical system impairments and compensations, Signal integrity analysis, RF/microwave engineering fundamentals, Python programming, Electrical and optical test equipment operation (OSA, DCA, oscilloscopes, power meters), PAM4 Serdes, VNA, TDR

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Python, Optical Spectrum Analyzer, Digital Communication Analyzer, VNA, TDR

Responsibilities

Design and maintain test station and software platform, Execute bring-up, debug, calibration, EVT, and DVT, Analyze test data and generate reports

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC

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