Hardware Electro-Optics Engineer

Job description

The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in electro-optical technologies, strong analytical capabilities, and extensive hands-on laboratory experience. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Optical Engineering, Firmware (FW), Hardware Systems, DSP, and Product Development teams to deliver industry-leading optical networking solutions.

Responsibilities

Define, analyze, and validate electro-optical subsystem requirements and specifications for high-speed communication systems. Collaborate with Optical, Hardware Systems, DSP, FPGA, and Firmware teams to ensure optimal system-level performance. Perform electro-optical modeling, simulation, and performance analysis to evaluate design trade-offs and support architecture decisions. Develop and validate system-level link budgets, signal integrity analyses, and performance metrics for optical transmission systems.

Support hardware design reviews and provide technical leadership in electro-optical design decisions. Lead integration activities for circuit pack assemblies and electro-optical subsystems. Develop comprehensive test methodologies and execute characterization, validation, and reliability testing. Analyze test results, identify root causes of performance issues, and drive corrective actions. Create detailed technical documentation, including specifications, test plans, procedures, and reports.

Work closely with manufacturing and product engineering teams to support product qualification and production readiness.

Qualifications

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optical Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Significant industry experience in electro-optical hardware design, integration, and testing. Strong understanding of opto-electronic devices and subsystems, including lasers, modulators, photodiodes, transceivers, and optical networking technologies. Extensive hands-on laboratory experience testing and characterizing electro-optical components and systems.

Experience using MATLAB and Simulink for system modeling, performance analysis, and DSP algorithm evaluation. Experience creating automated test solutions using scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, Perl, or similar. Demonstrated ability to develop detailed test plans, execute validation activities, and document results. Excellent troubleshooting, debugging, and root-cause analysis skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical findings to multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with coherent optical communication systems and high-speed optical transport technologies. Familiarity with FPGA-based platforms and digital hardware architectures. Knowledge of high-speed analog and mixed-signal circuit design principles. Experience with optical and electrical simulation tools. Familiarity with telecom/networking standards and optical transmission protocols. Experience working in product development environments from concept through production release.

MATLAB / Simulink Python or other scripting languages Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Optical system simulation and modeling Oscilloscopes, Bit Error Rate Testers (BERT), Optical Spectrum Analyzers (OSA), Network Analyzers, and related laboratory instrumentation Automated test development and data analysis