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Director - Engineering, High Speed SerDes & Analog / Mixed-Signal (Silicon One Optics Group)
$221K–$380K
Carlsbad, California, US +1 · Hybrid · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Carlsbad, California, US
Allentown, Pennsylvania, US - Experience
- 15+ years.
- Education
- Advanced degree (Master’s/PhD) in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field work experience with a focus on semiconductor and/or optics development.
About the job
Leads global engineering teams and end-to-end development of silicon-photonics optical transceiver electronics, while advancing AI-assisted engineering practices.
What you'll do
- Lead architecture, design, development, simulation, diagnostics, bring-up, validation, and delivery of electronics ICs and chipsets for optical transceivers.
- Guide product planning, lifecycle milestones, schedules, and resource plans in partnership with program management.
- Build and mentor global teams, collaborate across functions, and promote AI tools and analytics to improve productivity, quality, testing, and development speed.
What they ask for
- 15+ years of high-speed electronics experience, including management of global teams.
- Advanced degree (Master’s/PhD) in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field work experience with a focus on semiconductor and/or optics development.
- Extensive experience in mixed-signal/analog electronics, DSP, optical/photonics ICs, high-speed SERDES, signal and power integrity, advanced packaging, PLL/clocking, power distribution, silicon diagnostics, simulation, validation, and test equipment.
Nice to have
- Advanced understanding of silicon manufacturing processes, photonics development leadership, and automation.
- Experience defining optical transceiver silicon and module architecture at 200Gbps/lane or 400Gbps/lane; understanding of QSFP/QSFP-DD and IEEE 802.3 standards.
Pay
$220,900.00 to $291,500.00 (base salary); $233,900.00 - $380,000.00 (base salary); $220,900.00 - $344,300.00 (base salary)
Tools
DSP, 112Gbps, 224Gbps, 448Gbps, PAM4, PAM6, QSFP/QSFP-DD, IEEE 802.3
AI focus
Drive AI-tool adoption to improve productivity, quality, and development speed; apply analytics and AI/ML to generate edge cases, optimize test strategies, and improve test coverage, usability, debugging, and fault isolation.
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