Sr Principal Hardware Engineer - Opto-Electronics
$180k/y-$280k/y
Molexa day ago
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Summary
Molex is seeking a Sr Principal Hardware Engineer - Opto-Electronics to join their team in Fremont, CA. The role involves contributing to design decisions for advanced optical transceivers used in next-generation data center and telecom networks.
About the Role
As a Senior Principal Hardware Development Engineer, you will provide critical contributions to the architecture, design, and validation of advanced optical transceiver modules supporting data rates of 800G and higher. You will be responsible for the integration and bring-up of new optical transceiver designs, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure performance and compliance with industry standards. This hands-on role emphasizes innovation, reliability, and manufacturability, and you will act as a technical mentor within the organization.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- At least 10 years of hands-on hardware design experience.
- At least 5 years focused on coherent and/or PAM4 optical transceivers.
- Proficient in lab testing and characterization using OSA, BERT, OMA, eye diagram analysis, power meters, etc.
- Experience automating measurements using C# or Python.
- Familiarity with industry requirements such as IEEE and OIF.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
Preferred:
- Masters or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related technical field.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
- Life insurance, ADD, and disability.
- Retirement plan.
- Paid vacation/time off.
- Educational assistance.
- Infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.
Molex
Molex makes a connected world possible by enabling technologies that transform the future and improve lives. With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a complete range of connectivity products, services and solutions for the data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics industries. We’re doing more than developing solutions for our customers, we’re Creating Connections for Life.
Fremont, CA