Etched
Optical Systems Engineer
San Jose · On-site · Full-time · Posted May 22, 2026
- Experience
- 5–10 years in optical interconnect, transceiver, or photonic system design and development for high-density compute systems.
About the job
Own the optical interconnect architecture and implementation for Etched’s accelerator systems, bringing prototypes through validation and into volume manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Lead optical link architecture and integrate next-generation interconnect technologies into product roadmaps.
- Bring up and debug optical interfaces; define bring-up equipment and support high-volume manufacturing test development.
- Coordinate with engineering teams and suppliers on optical interfaces, specifications, qualification, integration, and documentation.
What they ask for
- 5–10 years of experience in optical interconnect, transceiver, or photonic system design and development for high-density compute systems.
- Expertise in advanced optical interconnect architectures and their tradeoffs, plus strong optical link engineering fundamentals.
- Working knowledge of laser sources, modulators, TIAs, DSPs/retimers, and high-speed host interfaces such as 100G/200G-per-lane PAM4.
- Experience with OSFP and QSFP-DD; familiarity with photonic-electronic co-design, advanced packaging, industry standards, and datacenter infrastructure.
Tools
NPO, CPO, OCI, LPO, XPO, OSFP, QSFP-DD, PAM4
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