Lumilens · 12 hours ago
Optical Transceiver Design Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expLumilens is a well-funded start-up focused on building the next generation of high-speed photonics products. They are seeking an experienced Engineer for High-Speed Optical transceiver Design to lead the design of their 800G and beyond optical transceiver products and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions to market.
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Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership for the definition of the system architecture, design, interfaces, risks, and tradeoff analysis supporting product development objectives
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on feature specifications, collect requirements from all relevant partners, and make decisions about implementation tradeoffs
Support selection and characterization of DSP, RF IC, and photonic ICs and subassemblies
Coordinate with external partners and the internal team to drive the hardware platform development
Review and oversee engineering verification plans and tests, ensuring designs meet product objectives
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and coaching to team members
Own link budgets and penalty allocations for optical transceiver products
Qualification
Required
MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering/Physics or equivalent education with experience in optical communications, photonics, high-speed electronics or systems
7+ years experience of developing optical transceivers with market success
Fundamental understanding of optical communication systems, fiber transmission penalties, photonic integrated components, electronic (integrated) circuits, signal analysis, and signal processing
Fundamental understanding of high-speed optoelectronic devices (lasers, detectors, modulators)
Familiar with high-speed ICs, including DSP, modulator drivers, and transimpedance amplifiers
Experience characterizing and troubleshooting high-speed optical transceivers
Hands-on experience working with system-level optical communication hardware and components
Experience characterizing high-speed RF and optoelectronic components and assemblies
Extensive understanding of IMDD and coherent communications systems
Demonstrated design of products in the field with Telcordia GR-468 compliance
Good communication and collaboration skills
Candidate will be required to spend the majority of time in our San Jose, California office
Preferred
Programming experience in Python desired
Company
Lumilens
Lumilens creates photonics products designed for high-performance computing.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$145.7MKey Investors
Accton Technology
2025-05-07Series B· $115.7M
2024-05-16Series A· $30M
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