Electro-Optic Link Hardware Engineer
Core
Lead verification and characterization of high-speed electro-optic links across silicon and system programs.
Role type
Senior hands-on IC photonics engineer (electro-optic links)
Builds
High-speed electro-optic links for AI data center infrastructure
Domain
Data center photonics / high-speed serial links
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
High-speed serial link design (56G/112G/224G+), SerDes equalization, signal integrity analysis, lab characterization, Python/MATLAB automation, VNA/scopes/BERTs proficiency, analog/PCB/SerDes debugging
Preferred skills
Silicon photonics architecture, package/PCB/channel co-design, COM/IBIS-AMI modeling, standards contributions
Technologies
ADS, HFSS, Cadence, COMSOL, VNA, BERTs, TDRs
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, and SerDes teams; Mentor Senior/Staff engineers while performing lab work; Build automation/tools to speed up characterization work
