viaPhoton
High-Speed Digital Design Engineer
Naperville, IL · Mid
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About the role
- You'll advance the development of 200G+ systems and interfaces for our next-generation Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) products, owning the high-speed electrical data path from concept to production.
- This is deep, hands-on signal and power integrity work at the cutting edge of AI data center connectivity, and you'll guide and mentor junior engineers along the way.
- Advance the development of 200G+ systems and interfaces for our NPO and CPO products, including 224G/448G PAM4 signal and power integrity (SIPI)
Responsibilities
- Own technology selection, architecture, development, integration, and productization of cutting-edge CPO solutions
- Guide the electrical data path from concept to production, and mentor junior design team members
- Have a BS in Electrical Engineering and 3+ years of hands-on high-speed design experience
- High-Speed Digital Design Engineer JD
Nice to have
- Bring a background in high-speed transceiver or transponder development, ideally for 200G/PAM4+ interconnect
Skills
- Assess host (switch fabric and xPU) and optical technologies, including compute fabrics and scale-up/scale-out topologies
- Are comfortable with SI simulation tools such as ADS or HFSS, and with EMI/EMC evaluation and mitigation
Compensation
- $80,000 - $150,000 base salary, plus annual bonus
Benefits
- Robust health, dental, and vision coverage that starts on day 1
- Flexible PTO that grows over time
- Compensation: $80,000 - $150,000 base salary, plus annual bonus
Company info
- About viaPhoton
- We are changing the norm by being customer-focused, technology-led.
- viaPhoton builds custom-engineered fiber optic solutions that power AI infrastructure, data centers, and 5G networks for some of the biggest names in tech.
- In five years we've grown to a team of 200+ and 4x'd our revenue in the last year alone, and we're just getting started.
- We're looking for dependable, hardworking people who take pride in their work and want to grow with us.
- At viaPhoton, we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion.
Equal opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and make all employment decisions based on merit and qualifications.
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