Photonic Design Verification Test Engineer

About the Role

Acacia Communications Inc., a leader in disruptive client optics and coherent technology, is currently seeking a Device Verification Test (DVT) Engineer to design and run automated testing of PIC devices, assist development teams with design specifications, and improve production yields.

Your Impact

Reporting into Acacia/Cisco Device Verification Test group, this engineer will work closely with our integrated silicon photonics, optical packaging, ASIC development, and operations teams to deliver leading edge, high-yielding, high-throughput processes across Acacia/Cisco product line of optoelectronic components and modules.

Key Responsibilities

• New product introduction – work closely with RF, silicon photonics, DSP, and module design teams to debug and bring-up new PICs and modules
• Develop test algorithms and calibration procedures
• Define and execute design verification test plans
• Responsible for design verification documentation
• Support PIC level failure analysis and troubleshooting

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience working in a lab.
• Experience with basic fiber optics components and test and measurement equipment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with high bandwidth RF, EO/OE testing.
• Experience with client optics DSP, SerDes, and its testing.
• Experience with software and test automation, especially based on Python.
• DAC/ADC operations and controls experience.
• Experience in optical communications, including PAM4 and coherent optical communications.
• Experience with JMP or similar data analysis software.
• C++, Matlab programming and VPI modelling experience.
• International and domestic travel to support customer development and internal Cisco collaboration may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelors + 5 years of related experience, or Masters + 3 years of related experience, or PhD + 0 year of related experience.