Senior Staff Optical Engineer (Optical Communications)

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States

Salary: $134,390–$201,300 per annum

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor solutions and optical connectivity technologies for enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier data infrastructure.

What you will do

• Perform engineering validation testing and design validation testing.
• Run end-to-end system simulations for high-speed optical interconnects, including SerDes, electrical and optical channels, packages, and optical transceivers.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance system-level simulation environments.
• Conduct laboratory measurements and correlate results with simulations for system validation, optimization, and performance evaluation.
• Analyze and resolve signal integrity issues such as crosstalk, attenuation, reflections, and discontinuities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 5–10 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree and/or PhD with 3–5 years of experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in design validation and modeling for fiber-optical communication systems.
• Strong knowledge of optical DSP, coherent DSP, high-speed modulators, receivers, transimpedance amplifiers, and RF amplifiers.
• Knowledge of optical communication impairments and compensation, signal integrity, amplifiers, tunable filters, RF/microwave engineering, and photonics.
• Strong Python programming skills and experience with Keysight ADS, including IBIS-AMI, or MATLAB for system and channel simulation.
• Experience with signal processing, data communication analysis, and electrical and optical test equipment, including optical spectrum analyzers, digital communication analyzers, high-speed oscilloscopes, wavelength and power meters, VNA, and TDR.

Culture & Benefits

• Bonus and equity plan eligibility, including a new-hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers.
• Employee stock purchase plan with a two-year lookback.
• Family support programs and mental and physical health resources.
• Recognition and service awards.
• Applicants may need to be eligible to access export-controlled technology and may be subject to an export license review.

Hiring process

• Interviews assess individual experience, thought process, and communication skills.
• AI tools, transcription applications, automated note-taking bots, and real-time answer generators are not permitted during interviews.