Applied Materials · 19 hours ago
Senior Optical Transceiver Design Engineer
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$161K/yr - $221K/yr
5+ years expApplied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce advanced chips and displays. The Senior Optical Transceiver Design Engineer will be responsible for defining and architecting optical interconnect solutions, leading hardware design, and collaborating with various engineering teams for the development of high-speed optical systems.
ElectronicsManufacturingSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Define and architect optical interconnect solution modules (200G/lane and beyond) aligned with product-level requirements
Lead hardware design optical interconnect solution and customer related demo to validate platform solution, including PCB design, schematic capture, and component selection. Guide layout engineers to complete PCB layout that meets mechanical, signal integrity, thermal, and manufacturing constraints
Define and optimize signal integrity (SI) for 200G/lane and beyond, covering high-speed SerDes, channel modeling, and link margin analysis
Develop robust power delivery network (PDN) solutions for high-density, high-speed optical/electrical systems
Collaborate with optical, packaging, thermal, and system engineers to co-design solutions that balance performance, power, and cost
Lead technical validation, bring-up, and performance optimization of CPO modules
Support design validation, qualification, and root-cause analysis during development and production ramp
Stay current with and implement relevant industry standards (IEEE, MSA, CMIS, etc.)
Contribute to automation of transceiver performance testing using Python, C++, or LabVIEW
Qualification
Required
M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
5-10 years of experience in optical transceiver design, fiber optics, RF modulation, and networking systems
System-level understanding of current and emerging optical transceiver architectures and standards
Strong problem-solving skills and collaborative, proactive attitude
Hands-on experience with PCB schematic design and layout review for optical modules
High-speed opto-electrical system design, including DSPs, power rails, and microcontroller interfaces
MSA and IEEE standards for optical transceivers and other interconnect standard (e.g., QSFP, OSFP, CMIS, NVlink, UCIe)
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
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Participation in a bonus and a stock award program
Company
Applied Materials
Applied Materials is a semiconductor and display equipment company that offers materials engineering solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.1BKey Investors
Stonnington GroupUS Department of Energy
2025-02-24Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2023-06-27Post Ipo Equity· $0.38M
2022-10-19Grant· $100M
Leadership Team
Omkaram Nalamasu
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Tony Chiang, Ph.D
VP, CTO Applied AI
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