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Embedded Software Engineer, Lasers

Boston, MA💼 Full-time💰 $140,000–$140,000🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Building control plane and diagnostics software for next-generation photonic interconnect products, implementing laser control and stabilization routines.

Role type

Embedded Software Engineer (Laser Control & Diagnostics)

Builds

Control plane firmware, telemetry/monitoring systems, and automated test scripts for photonic transceivers.

Domain

Data center photonics, AI infrastructure, embedded systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

C/C++, embedded firmware development, hardware-software integration, RTOS (FreeRTOS/Zephyr), bare-metal programming, debugging with GDB/JTAG/logic analyzers/oscilloscopes, optical test equipment usage, CMake, Git

Preferred skills

closed-loop control algorithm design, optical transceiver firmware, CMIS/OpenBMC/DMTF standards, optical communication systems, thermal/wavelength stabilization, hardware-in-the-loop test benches

Technologies

C, C++, Python, FreeRTOS, Zephyr, GDB, JTAG, CMake, Git, CMIS, OpenBMC, DMTF

Responsibilities

Implement and tune active laser control and stabilization algorithms; own delivery of firmware components for diagnostics and telemetry; integrate transceiver management with data center administration interfaces; bring up new hardware and debug embedded systems; characterize and debug laser behavior using optical test equipment; write documentation and share findings across multidisciplinary teams

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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