Optical Systems Engineer
Core
Design, model, and optimize high-speed optical links and transceiver architectures for data center and AI applications.
Role type
Optical Systems Engineer
Builds
Optical transceiver products and high-speed interconnect solutions
Domain
Photonics / AI Infrastructure / High-Performance Computing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Transceiver design, high-speed optical communication systems, direct-detection and coherent optical architectures, optoelectronic component modeling, digital signal processing (DSP), signal integrity analysis, optical system simulation, high-speed component measurements
Preferred skills
Experience with VPIphotonics, MATLAB, or Python for modeling; familiarity with FFE/DFE equalization techniques
Technologies
VPIphotonics, MATLAB, Python, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers
Responsibilities
Lead design of optical transceiver products from concept to implementation; define specifications and develop end-to-end optical system models including DSP and TIA; perform signal integrity analysis and simulate digital equalization techniques; define verification testing requirements; analyze system impairments like noise and crosstalk; conduct numerical and analytical simulations; correlate simulation models with experimental data
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC