Optical Photonics Validation Leader (Silicon Photonics)

Location: San Jose, California, United States

Company

hirify.global provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through semiconductor-based connectivity solutions and software for hyperscale data center and networking systems.

What you will do

• Lead the optical validation engineering team, strategy, and roadmap for optical connectivity products.
• Develop and execute validation and test plans covering optical coupling, insertion loss, signal integrity, thermal stability, and reliability.
• Define optical test methodologies for integrated photonic, electrical, and mechanical systems.
• Build automated, high-throughput optical and electrical test frameworks for instrument control, data analysis, and reporting.
• Analyze measurement data, identify trends and failure modes, and lead root-cause investigations and design-of-experiments initiatives.
• Partner with design, packaging, systems, manufacturing, reliability, and quality teams to transition products from prototypes to volume production.

Requirements

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or an equivalent field.
• 8+ years of experience in optical module testing, photonic component validation, or high-speed interconnect qualification.
• Deep knowledge of optical measurements, including insertion loss, return loss, BER, eye diagrams, mode coupling, optical alignment, and signal characterization.
• Hands-on experience with optical spectrum analyzers, BERTs, network analyzers, power meters, and interferometers.
• Strong data analysis, automation scripting, and statistical validation skills using Python, LabVIEW, or MATLAB.
• Experience collaborating across multidisciplinary hardware teams and understanding packaging-related optical performance dependencies.

Nice to have

• Experience with co-packaged optics, silicon photonics assemblies, and near-packaged optical interfaces.
• Knowledge of IEEE 802.3, OIF, or custom CPO protocols and compliance testing.
• Understanding of HTOL, thermal cycling, mechanical shock, and vibration reliability qualification.
• Experience with system-level validation in networking and hyperscale data center environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with multidisciplinary teams spanning silicon photonics, packaging, electrical design, and systems engineering.
• Contribute to connectivity technologies supporting next-generation AI infrastructure.
• Collaborate in an environment that values creativity, innovation, and diverse backgrounds and experiences.