CareerPlan

Senior Staff Optical Validation Engineer

Santa Clara, CA, USFull-time$134k–$201k2026-10-14 → 2026-11-11
Based in United States

Core

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

Role type

Senior Staff Optical Validation Engineer

Builds

High-performance optical transceivers and co-packaging optics for data infrastructure

Domain

Semiconductor / Optical Communication

Required skills

Optical communication systems design validation, Optical DSP, Coherent DSP, High-speed modulators, Receivers, Transimpedance amplifiers, RF amplifiers, Signal integrity analysis, Python programming, Electrical and optical test equipment operation, PAM4 Serdes, VNA, TDR

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Python, Optical spectrum analyzer, Digital communication analyzers, High-speed oscilloscopes, Wavelength and power meters, VNA, TDR

Responsibilities

Develop test, calibration, and optimization methods for high-speed optical interconnect products; Design, develop, and maintain test station and test software platform; Execute bring-up, debug, calibration, EVT, and DVT; Analyze test data and generate reports

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC