Senior Principal Validation Engineer, VCSEL Optical Interconnect Test Platforms

Overview

In this role you drive validation for a VCSEL-based optical interconnect program, shaping test platforms and measurement methods across global labs. You collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to bring up and validate high-speed hardware from first silicon to tape-out. You'll design platforms, automate tests, and mentor engineers while partnering with optics vendors to ensure robust signal integrity and performance. This is a hands-on, leadership-focused position with meaningful impact on next-gen data-center interconnects.

Retribuzione / Benefits

• bonus and equity plans
• new hire equity grant
• annual equity refreshers
• competitive compensation
• great benefits
• inclusive work environment

Responsabilità

• Set program direction for validation and bench strategy across multiple labs
• Define team roles, skills, and roadmaps for instruments and measurement methodologies
• Design and build electrical/optical test platforms and benches for VCSEL interconnects
• Develop hardware (PCBs, boards, fixtures) and manage fabrication/assembly with partners
• Create measurement techniques for optical/electrical links and validate high-speed interfaces
• Evaluate and select instruments; specify purchase requirements
• Bring up and characterize electro-optical chiplets with cross-functional teams
• Automate data collection and analysis using Python; ensure data flows and correlation
• Document test plans, reports, and guidelines; contribute technical collateral
• Build and lead a global team, mentoring engineers and coordinating with vendors

Requisiti fondamentali

• 15+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's, or 10+ years with a Master's/PhD
• Expert-level experience in high-speed electrical lab measurements (oscilloscopes, BERT, VNA/TDR, AWG, spectrum analyzers)
• Expert-level optical lab measurements (power meters, OSAs, photoreceivers, fiber handling)
• Bench automation in Python (SCPI/VISA/GPIB) and data analysis (Python, MATLAB, JMP or R)
• Knowledge of high-speed board design: SI/PI, transmission lines, PCB materials, fabrication
• Experience with OrCAD/Allegro or equivalent tools
• Strong fundamentals in communication systems and analog/digital circuits
• Proven technical leadership across sites and cross-functional teams
• Good troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
• Fluent English; experience working with remote teams across multiple countries
• Leadership and team-building
• Strong communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• High-speed electrical lab instrumentation
• Optical lab instrumentation and alignment
• VCSELs and optical components understanding