Photonics Transceiver Engineer, Senior / Principal
MACOM· Semiconductors· May 26, 2026 · 5mo agoPosted 154 days ago
Hamilton Township, NJ
In office
Full-time
Principal
$105K–$160K
10+ years exp
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Job description
Company Overview:
MACOM designs and
manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication, and
Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts,
MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe,
and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and
ISO14001 environmental management standard.
MACOM has more than 75 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs, and
InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities
throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. View our facilities at macom.com. In addition, MACOM
offers foundry services that represent a key core competency within our
business.
MACOM sells and
distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field
sales force, authorized sales representatives, and leading industry
distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our
customers insights into our entire portfolio.
Job Title: Photonics
Transceiver Engineer, Senior / Principal
Position Overview: The Photonics Transceiver
Engineer, Senior/Principal will utilize in depth knowledge to develop, design,
maintain, or improve photonic transceiver modules for high-speed digital signal
transport in harsh environments for Aerospace & Defence
applications. Will demonstrate advanced conceptual and practical expertise in photonic
parallel optical VCSEL-based transceiver and high-speed electrical design,
test, qualification and transition to manufacturing challenges and effective
working knowledge of related disciplines.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the development of high-speed digital photonic
parallel optical transceiver products and related components at data rates
up to 28 Gbps and above. Products utilize microprocessors and firmware.
• Possess deep experience developing, qualifying and
transitioning to manufacturing parallel optical VCSEL-based transceiver products
for Aerospace and Defense customers in harsh environments including space
vacuum and radiation.
• Stay abreast of technological advances in
photonics and introduce new technologies that can improve performance and
lower costs.
• Requires specialized depth and/or knowledge or
expertise in the design, test, and release of new products, devices, circuits,
and/or subsystems in an ISO-9001 or AS9100 environment.
• Be responsible for all design activities and
related product development activities from design reviews, design
verification, and qualification. Oversee the development of test and
assembly plans and procedures.
• Own the Bill of Material and manage
key vendor relationships, keeping abreast of parts obsolescence or
opportunities for improvements.
Provide clear status repo rts by collecting,
analyzing, and summarizing test data.
• Expert in formal stage-gate new product
introduction process.
• Awareness of the competition and the factors that
differentiate them in the market.
• Impact a range of customer, operational, project
or service activities within own team and other related teams, acts as
resource for colleagues.
• Support Business Development proposal activities
by reviewing customer requirements against MACOM capabilities, developing
product concepts and sketches to support customer proposals and capturing
new business.
• Work with other MACOM Product Engineering groups to transfer products to production in other MACOM locations.
• Support full environmental and lifetime qualification of products for aerospace applications including radiation testing in conjunction with offsite test facilities.
Key Competencies &
Skills required:
• In depth understanding of VCSELs, photodiodes, laser
drivers, TIA/Limiting amplifiers and control electronics and
firmware.
• Analyze best practices to improve product,
processes, or services.
• Strong ability to solve complex problems and
takes a new perspective on existing solutions.
• Fluent with relevant simulation tools, software,
and test equipment (BERTs, DCAs, optical switches, attenuators, power
meters, thermal chambers, etc.) for applications requiring data rates of
28 Gbps NRZ and 56G PAM-4 or higher.
• Experienced
with chip-level integration and experience designing for high yield and
low cost. SFP+ knowledge is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of the operation and calibration
of industry standard test equipment.
• Experience with the design of evaluation boards
including both high-speed electrical and thermal aspects.
• Familiarity with SolidWorks or other drawing
packages is desirable.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
Required
Qualifications and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, physics,
or similar studies. Advanced degree is highly desirable.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in relevant photonics design engineering
with particular experience in transceiver design and transfer to volume
manufacturing in an AS9100 environment.
• Senior / Principal title will be assigned based
on the experience of the candidate.
• Due to ITAR regulations, only
candidates who are U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful
permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status) will be
considered for this position.
The Salary Range for this position is $105,000 – $160,000. Actual
salary offered to candidate will depend on several factors, including but not
limited to, work location, relevant candidates’ experience, education, and
specific knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Benefits: This
position offers a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to:
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off.
• Professional development opportunities.
This position is eligible to
receive restricted stock unit (RSU) awards and cash bonuses, solely at MACOM’s
discretion, subject to individual and company performance.
EEO:
MACOM is an Equal
Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not
discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age,
disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, marital
status, or any other category protected under applicable law.
Reasonable Accommodation:
MACOM is committed
to workin g with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified
individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and
are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the
application process, please call +1-978-656-2500 or email HR_Ops@MACOM.com.
Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which
you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to
you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable
accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.
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