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Acceler8 Talent · 5 hours ago

Senior Optical Test Engineer - Optical Transceivers

San Francisco Bay Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$230K/yr - $260K/yr

5+ years exp

Acceler8 Talent is proud to partner with a well-funded, VC-backed AI/networking hardware startup in the SF Bay area that’s redefining infrastructure for the world’s largest hyperscalers. They are seeking a Senior Optical Test Engineer to lead the qualification, validation, and system-level testing of high-speed optical modules used in advanced datacenter and AI networking environments.

Staffing & Recruiting

Hiring Manager

Drew Cummings

Responsibilities

Lab Bring-Up and Test Automation: Setup and maintain test environments using BERTs, power meters, oscilloscopes, and traffic generators. Automate workflows using Python

Optical Module Qualification: Test and characterize transceivers across temperature, voltage, and traffic conditions to ensure performance and compliance

System-Level Validation: Validate module performance in switch ASIC systems and AI networking setups. Capture metrics like BER, power consumption, thermal stability, and link reliability under stress

Debug and Analysis: Troubleshoot performance issues such as signal integrity degradation, module misbehavior, or unexpected power/thermal behavior. Collaborate with cross-functional teams for root-cause analysis

Qualification

Optical module testingHigh-speed optical transmissionPython scriptingTest equipment proficiencyHigh-speed protocolsDatacenter validationElectrical EngineeringOptical EngineeringPhysicsEnvironmental testing

Required

B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related field

5+ years of experience testing optical modules or electrical/optical systems

Hands-on experience in high-speed optical transmission testing, including fiber links, and state of the art test equipment: BERT, oscilloscope, DCA, power meters, OSA, thermal chambers

Strong Python scripting skills for lab automation and programming languages for data collection and analysis

Familiarity with CMIS, MDIO, or I²C interfaces

Understanding of high-speed protocols such as Ethernet, PCIe, or SerDes

Industry experience working with 400G/800G/1.6T pluggable modules (QSFP-DD, OSFP)

Knowledge of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet, MSA or OIF standards including CMIS

Experience validating hardware in datacenter or AI cluster environments

Familiarity with environmental and reliability testing (temperature cycling, HTOL, etc.)