About the Role
You will lead optical transceiver and interconnect qualification, strategy, and lifecycle management for data-center networks. You will perform reliability and failure analysis, manage vendor technical relationships, develop test documentation, and align optics choices with network architecture, capacity, and cost needs.
Requirements
•Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field
•At least 10 years of optical networking experience
•Hands-on experience qualifying transceivers or optics for hyperscale or large-scale data centers
•Expertise in optical interconnect technologies and high-speed Ethernet signal integrity
•Experience designing qualification test plans, executing laboratory tests, and performing reliability analysis
•Experience managing optics or component supplier relationships and technical negotiations
•Understanding of data-center network architectures and GPU fabrics
•Experience influencing engineering, procurement, and executive stakeholders
Responsibilities
•Design and run qualification programs for optical transceivers, cables, and interconnects
•Define multi-generation optics strategy for 400G, 800G, and 1.6T technologies
•Manage vendor relationships, RFQs, cost negotiations, second-source strategy, and supply-chain risk
•Lead root-cause analysis for optics-related field failures and corrective actions
•Align optics selection with network architecture and deployment timelines
•Represent requirements in relevant standards bodies and multi-source agreements
•Create qualification test plans, acceptance criteria, and technical documentation
•Model optics costs and capacity requirements against data-center growth plans
Benefits
•Restricted Stock Units
•Paid time off, paid holidays, and leave of absence programs
•Health, dental, and vision insurance
•Employer HSA contributions
•Paid parental leave
•Paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage
•Tuition reimbursement
•Mental health and wellness support
•Commuter benefits
•Cell phone stipend
•401(k) plan with company match up to 4% of salary
•Volunteer time off
•Global travel insurance and emergency assistance
•Daily meals allowance
