PsiQuantum
Senior Optical Fiber Link Design Engineer
Milpitas, California, United States · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$130k-$170kDetected 23 hours ago
PythonAlgorithmsEMI/EMCElectrical EngineeringCommunicationProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingOrganizational SkillsFiber Optics
About the role
- The Senior Optical Fiber Design Engineer reports into the System Design organization.
- This role supports the Optical Distribution Network (ODN) design and integration for current and future systems.
- This includes the design, development, integration and validation of the fiber network and hardware to support the complex fiber network needed in our quantum systems.
Responsibilities
- Support end-to-end system fiber link architecture connecting subsystems, PICs and control systems.
- Create detailed fiber designs for complex optical distribution networks. This includes routing, splice plans, and overall optical I/O.
Requirements
- M.S. or PhD in Physics, Optical or Electrical Engineering with 3+ years industry experience.
- 5+ years experience designing, validating and testing fiber networks and fiber optical systems.
- Experience in fiber optics, including loss mechanisms, dispersion, nonlinear effects, polarization, and phase stability.
- Experience designing fiber optic systems, fiber networking and working with advanced splice equipment and optimization, fiber handling and routing.
- Experience working with optical test equipment including power meters, optical backscatter reflectometers (OBR), optical spectrum analyzer (OSA).
- Experience working with instrumentation used in the photonics and/or the electronics industry.
- Experience with software controls in Python.
- Experience in product lifecycles, transitioning from R&D to product development.
- Strong organizational skills, excellent communication skills, attention to detail and ability to multitask.
- Experience developing test methods and optimization, tuning algorithms.
- Strong critical thinking, creative, innovative, analytical, and detail oriented problem-solving skill.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment & collaborate with cross functional teams.
Compensation
- $130,000 - $170,000 USD
- Bay Area Pay Range
- $170,000 - $195,000 USD
- The ranges below reflect the target ranges for a new hire base salary.
- U.S. Base Pay Range
Benefits
- Full time roles are eligible for equity and benefits.
Company info
- We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.
- Base pay is only one part of the total compensation package.
- PsiQuantum will only reach out to you using an official PsiQuantum email address and will never ask you for bank account information as part of the interview process.
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