Principal Optical Transceiver Design Engineer

6 days ago


San Jose, California, United States CyberCoders Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Optical Transceiver Design Engineer to join our team at CyberCoders. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership and expertise in the design and development of high-speed optical transceivers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide technical leadership for the definition of system architecture, design, interfaces, risks, and tradeoff analysis supporting product development objectives.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on feature specifications, collect requirements from all relevant partners, and make decisions about implementation tradeoffs.
  • Support selection and characterization of DSP, RF IC, and photonic ICs and subassemblies.
  • Coordinate with external partners and the internal team to drive the hardware platform development.
  • Review and oversee engineering verification plans and tests, ensuring designs meet product objectives.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and coaching to team members.
  • Own link budgets and penalty allocations for optical transceiver products.
Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need to have a Master's (Ph.D. preferred) in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a similar field with 7+ years of experience in optical communications, photonics, high-speed electronics, or systems.

  • 7+ years experience of developing optical transceivers with market success.
  • Fundamental understanding of optical communication systems, fiber transmission penalties, photonic integrated components, electronic (integrated) circuits, signal analysis, and signal processing.
  • Fundamental understanding of high-speed optoelectronic devices (lasers, detectors, modulators).
  • Familiar with high-speed ICs, including DSP, modulator drivers, and transimpedance amplifiers.
  • Experience characterizing and troubleshooting high-speed optical transceivers.
  • Hands-on experience working with system-level optical communication hardware and components.
  • Experience characterizing high-speed RF and optoelectronic components and assemblies.
  • Extensive understanding of IMDD and coherent communications systems.
  • Demonstrated design of products in the field with Telcordia GR-468 compliance.
  • Good communication and collaboration skills.
What We Offer
  • Competitive compensation package.
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including equity.
  • Opportunity to work with a well-funded start-up backed by industry leaders.


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