Senior / Principal Applications Engineer (Advance Packaged Optics)

TL;DR

Senior / Principal Applications Engineer (Advance Packaged Optics): Providing technical support and enabling customer adoption of Co‑Packaged Optics at scale with an accent on optics, high‑speed electrical design, advanced packaging, and system architecture. Focus on customer architecture reviews, design‑in engagements, and deep‑dive technical discussions.

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Salary: 154,680 - 231,700 USD per annum

Company

hirify.global’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world.

What you will do

• Act as the primary technical interface for strategic customers designing CPO into GPUs, accelerators, and scale‑up platforms.
• Lead customer architecture reviews, design‑in engagements, and deep‑dive technical discussions.
• Translate system‑level customer requirements into complete CPO solutions spanning optics, electrical, mechanical, thermal, and test.
• Support bring‑up, characterization, debug, and qualification of CPO‑based designs.
• Drive end‑to‑end CPO solution definition, including optical engines and silicon photonics integration.
• Perform hands‑on lab‑level test, characterization, debug, and failure analysis of CPO systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Photonics, or related field.
• 10+ years experience in high‑speed interconnects, optics, and/or advanced packaging.
• High‑level knowledge of Co‑Packaged Optics and deployment in large‑scale compute systems.
• Deep understanding of optical link architectures and budgets.
• Proven experience supporting customer design‑ins at the system or package level.
• Strong debugging and lab capability across electrical, optical, and thermal domains.
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with Tier‑1 customers, lead technical meetings, and drive decisions.
• This position may require access to technology and/or software subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations. As such, applicants must be eligible to access export-controlled information as defined under applicable law.

Nice to have

• Background in silicon photonics, advanced packaging/chiplets, or CPO manufacturing and test.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee stock purchase plan with a 2-year look back.
• Family support programs to help balance work and home life.
• Robust mental health resources to prioritize emotional well-being.
• Recognition and service awards to celebrate contributions and milestones.