Micron
MTS - Optical Interconnect Design Architect
Richardson, TX · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- PhD with 5+ years of industry experience; or Master’s degree with 8+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Education
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Photonics, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline; or Master’s degree.
About the job
Defines and advances optical interconnect architectures and technology roadmaps for future memory, AI accelerator, and high-performance computing platforms.
What you'll do
- Develop optical I/O architectures and evaluate tradeoffs across optical and electrical interconnects, including performance, power, thermal, reliability, cost, and scalability.
- Assess emerging photonic technologies and guide proof-of-concept demonstrations for HBM and die-to-die optical interconnects.
- Drive technical initiatives and collaborate with internal and external partners on optical interconnect solutions.
What they ask for
- Demonstrated experience in at least one of: Optical Interconnect Architecture, Silicon Photonics, High-Speed I/O Systems, or Optical Communication Systems.
- Strong understanding of optical communication fundamentals, WDM/DWDM, optical link budgeting, and Photonic Integrated Circuit design.
- Experience conducting architecture-level tradeoff analysis and working knowledge of advanced semiconductor packaging technologies.
- Proven ability to drive technical initiatives across multiple engineering disciplines.
Tools
Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM/DWDM), Silicon photonics, Optical Interposers, Co-Packaged Optics (CPO), Near-Package Optics (NPO), chiplets, hybrid bonding
AI focus
Apply AI-assisted analysis to evaluate architectural tradeoffs and technology benchmarking.
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