Electro-Optic Link Hardware Engineer
Core
Lead verification and characterization of high-speed electro-optic links for AI data center photonics engines.
Role type
Senior IC photonics engineer (verification & characterization)
Builds
3D-stacked photonics engines (Passage™) for extreme-scale AI and HPC workloads
Domain
Data center infrastructure / Silicon photonics / High-speed serial links
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
High-speed serial link expertise (56G/112G/224G+), SerDes equalization (CTLE/FFE/DFE), signal integrity analysis, lab characterization of eye diagrams/BER/jitter, Python/MATLAB automation, VNA/BERT/TDR usage, analog/package/PCB debugging
Preferred skills
Silicon photonics architecture experience, package/PCB/channel co-design, COM/IBIS-AMI modeling, standards contributions (OIF, IEEE 802.3)
Technologies
ADS, HFSS, Cadence, COMSOL, Python, MATLAB
Responsibilities
Run hands-on lab characterization and debug of high-speed electrical/optical hardware, Build system-level electrical/optical/EO channel models, Own link budget and verification methodology, Characterize eye diagrams, BER, jitter, equalization, and channel impairments, Support silicon bring-up and root-cause debug with analog/package/PCB/SerDes teams, Mentor Senior/Staff engineers while performing lab work
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC