Staff Validation Engineer - Optical Interconnect
Core
Design, build, and automate electrical and optical test platforms and benches to validate high-speed VCSEL-based optical interconnect products and electro-optical chiplets.
Role type
Staff Validation Engineer (Optical Interconnect)
Builds
Electrical and optical test platforms, benches, measurement methods, PCBs, evaluation boards, and test fixtures for next-generation optical interconnect products.
Domain
Semiconductor / Optical Communications / High-Speed Interconnects
Required skills
High-speed electrical lab measurements (oscilloscopes, BERT, VNA/TDR, AWG), Optical lab measurements (power meters, spectrum analyzers, photoreceivers), Bench automation in Python, High-speed board design (SI/PI, transmission-line fundamentals), Communication systems fundamentals, Analog and digital circuits knowledge, Troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
Preferred skills
VCSEL SIPHO or optical communication systems experience, Chiplet or die-to-die interface qualification, DSP communication theory knowledge, PCB design know-how
Technologies
Python, SCPI/VISA/GPIB, MATLAB, JMP, R, OrCAD, Allegro, Real-time oscilloscopes, Sampling oscilloscopes, BERT, VNA, TDR, AWG, Spectrum analyzers, Optical power meters, Optical spectrum analyzers
Responsibilities
Build, operate, and automate benches and test setups; Design and develop hardware including PCBs, evaluation boards, and test fixtures; Develop new measurement techniques for optical links and high-speed electrical interfaces; Bring up, debug, and characterize electro-optical chiplets and products; Work with multiple optics vendors to qualify samples and correlate results; Write test plans, characterization reports, and design guidelines.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC
