Senior Optical Engineer
Core
Design and integrate end-to-end optical fiber sensing architectures and system designs for coherent modems, optical line systems, and telemetry.
Role type
Senior IC optical systems engineer (sensing)
Builds
Integrated sensing system designs and optical fiber sensing architectures
Domain
Telecommunications + Optical Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Optical fiber sensing principles, coherent detection, signal processing, optical modeling, MATLAB, Python, laboratory instrumentation, system architecture, performance characterization
Preferred skills
Distributed fiber-optic sensing, coherent transponders, embedded systems, cloud/edge analytics, LLMs for engineering workflows
Technologies
MATLAB, Python, oscilloscopes, signal generators, optical power meters, spectrum analyzers
Responsibilities
Define system requirements and performance budgets; lead design and integration of sensing solutions; validate designs via modeling, simulation, and field trials; provide technical leadership from concept to deployment; execute laboratory and field investigations; collaborate with hardware, software, and product teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
