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AMD · 4 months ago

Data Center Optical Transceiver Design and System Validation Engineer

Santa Clara, California

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD) is committed to transforming lives with technology and is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead the design, qualification, and system-level testing of data center optical transceivers. The role requires expertise in electrical and optical validation, with responsibilities including developing qualification plans, performing compliance testing, and automating testing processes using Python.

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Responsibilities

Develop and execute transceiver design, qualification plans, including electrical, optical, and system-level validation

Perform compliance and performance testing for 100G/200G per lane PAM4 transceivers (400G/800G/1.6T)

Validate optical transceiver block functionality, including CDR, DSP, modulator driver, TIA, EML/DML/VCSEL optics. Loopback, DDM/DOM monitoring, FEC performance under stress

Configure and debug host-side switches, for example, Broadcom Tomahawk (TH4/TH5)-based platforms, using SDK/CLI

Verify host-module interoperability, link training, lane tuning, and signal integrity performance

Validate compliance to MSA CMIS (v4.0+) and SFF-8636, including diagnostics, state machines, and memory maps

Automate testing and reporting using Python

Conduct signal integrity analysis: eye mask testing, VEC, TDECQ, COM, CTLE/FFE/DFE tuning

Perform thermal cycling, power stress, voltage margining, and environmental reliability testing

Analyze results and drive root cause investigations with R&D and supplier teams

Support vendor qualification, platform-level bring-up, and firmware validation

Lead test infrastructure improvements and collaborate with cross-functional teams on release readiness

Qualification

Optical transceiver designElectrical validationOptical validationAutomation developmentInteroperability testing400G/800G/1.6T modulesSignal integrity analysisPython scriptingHost switch configurationThermal managementHigh-speed data communicationsRoot cause analysisCollaboration skills

Required

Deep technical expertise in electrical and optical validation

Automation development experience

Interoperability testing experience

Hands-on experience with 400G, 800G, and 1.6T optical modules

Experience with 100G/200G-PAM4 per-lane signaling

Solid understanding of optical module architecture

Understanding of host switch configuration

Ability to develop and execute transceiver design and qualification plans

Experience performing compliance and performance testing for 100G/200G per lane PAM4 transceivers (400G/800G/1.6T)

Ability to validate optical transceiver block functionality, including CDR, DSP, modulator driver, TIA, EML/DML/VCSEL optics

Experience with loopback, DDM/DOM monitoring, FEC performance under stress

Ability to configure and debug host-side switches, for example, Broadcom Tomahawk (TH4/TH5)-based platforms, using SDK/CLI

Ability to verify host-module interoperability, link training, lane tuning, and signal integrity performance

Experience validating compliance to MSA CMIS (v4.0+) and SFF-8636, including diagnostics, state machines, and memory maps

Ability to automate testing and reporting using Python

Experience conducting signal integrity analysis: eye mask testing, VEC, TDECQ, COM, CTLE/FFE/DFE tuning

Experience performing thermal cycling, power stress, voltage margining, and environmental reliability testing

Ability to analyze results and drive root cause investigations with R&D and supplier teams

Experience supporting vendor qualification, platform-level bring-up, and firmware validation

Ability to lead test infrastructure improvements and collaborate with cross-functional teams on release readiness

Preferred

Over 5 years of experience in optical networking or high-speed data communications

Extensive hands-on experience with optical transceivers including QSFP-DD, OSFP, QSFP112, and 400G/800G/1.6T module design and qualification

Proficient in high-speed SerDes design and validation

Deep understanding of signal integrity for optical transceivers

Familiar with optical co-packaged solutions and architectures

Strong knowledge of optical transceiver functional blocks and their impact on overall system performance

Experience configuring and testing host switches, particularly Broadcom Tomahawk-based platforms

Proficient in standards and protocols such as CMIS, SFF-8636, I2C communication, and memory map register control

Skilled in using lab equipment including DCA-X, BERT, real-time oscilloscopes, OSAs, and optical power meters

Strong Python scripting skills for test automation and data analysis

Solid understanding of SerDes tuning, including eye diagram analysis, jitter characterization, and electrical compliance

Experience working on both the optical module side and the host/system side of high-speed links

Familiar with AOCs, DACs, pluggable optics, and high-volume test environments; experience with host board electrical compliance, CMIS extensions, and vendor-specific diagnostic fields

Knowledge of thermal management and airflow design considerations for transceiver integration in data center switches