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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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First seen Oct 16, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)