Senior Staff Optics Engineer, Network Qualification & Strategy
Core
Own technical strategy, qualification, and lifecycle management of optical transceivers and interconnect technologies for Crusoe's data center fleet to support high-performance AI compute clusters.
Role type
Senior Staff Optics Engineer (Network Qualification & Strategy)
Builds
High-performance optical fabrics connecting thousands of GPUs for AI workloads
Domain
AI Infrastructure / Data Center Networking / Optical Interconnects
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Optical interconnect technologies (SR/DR/FR/LR, DAC/AOC, coherent DWDM), signal integrity analysis, hardware qualification program design, vendor relationship management, data center network architecture (leaf-spine, rail-optimized), cost modeling
Preferred skills
AI/ML cluster networking (InfiniBand, RoCEv2), co-packaged optics (CPO), linear pluggable optics (LPO), industry standards participation (OIF, IEEE 802.3)
Technologies
400G, 800G, 1.6T, InfiniBand, RoCEv2, QSFP-DD
Responsibilities
Design and run end-to-end qualification processes for optical transceivers and interconnects; Define multi-generation optics strategy (400G to 1.6T); Manage vendor relationships and supply chain risk; Lead root cause analysis for optics-related field failures; Collaborate with SDN and procurement teams; Represent company in industry standards bodies; Model optics cost curves and capacity needs
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence
