Photonics Systems Test Engineer
Job Summary
Job Description
Celestial AI is at the forefront of Generative AI infrastructure, developing the Photonic Fabric™ to address data center bottlenecks in interconnect and memory bandwidth. This next-generation optical interconnect technology offers significant performance and energy efficiency gains for AI accelerators and GPUs. The Photonics Systems Test Engineer will be crucial in leading system bring-up, validation, and DVT testing for the optical components within Celestial's advanced network products. This cross-functional role involves close collaboration with ASIC, AMS, Firmware, and Packaging teams to deliver cutting-edge test and characterization solutions for the Photonic Fabric™.
Must have:
- Own Photonics test and characterization of high-speed optical networking products and sub-systems.
- Work cross-functionally to validate and troubleshoot Photonic FabricTM technology.
- Support new product introduction (NPI) from R&D through manufacturing test.
- Collaborate with ASIC & AMS design and packaging teams to improve device performance and test coverage.
- Contribute significantly to wafer-scale testing of Photonics library elements and sub-systems.
Good to have:
- Familiarity with Analog and Photonics device and circuit design principles
Perks:
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Collaborative work environment
- Continuous learning work environment
- Opportunity to work with smart and dedicated people
- Chance to develop next generation architecture for high performance computing
7 skills required
Job Details
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own the Photonics test and characterization of high-speed optical networking products and sub-systems that are ushering in the next generation of AI XPU connectivity and are built on the most advanced PICs in the industry.
- Work cross-functionally across the organization to demonstrate, validate and troubleshoot key building blocks of Celestial’s groundbreaking Photonic FabricTM technology and support new product introduction (NPI) from R&D through to manufacturing test.
- Collaborate with ASIC & AMS design and packaging teams to improve device performance and test coverage.
- Also contribute significantly to wafer-scale testing of Photonics library elements and sub-systems.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Specialized skills
- Strong experience designing and executing test plans for datacom optical transceivers, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) & optoelectronic subassemblies, with the ability to analyze and understand the resulting data.
- Strong experience performing high-speed (56Gbps+/lane) optical and electrical measurements including Bit Error Rate (BER) testing, eye-diagram analysis and link control loop testing.
- Strong familiarity with basics of optical characterization, including spectral testing and insertion & return loss measurements.
- Strong experience with data analysis tools (JMP, DataConductor or similar)
- Ability to automate test setups using standard scripting languages (Python preferred) and to integrate standard instruments (oscilloscopes, BERTs, AWGs, tunable lasers, optical spectrum analyzers etc).
- Familiarity with Analog and Photonics device and circuit design principles is a big plus.
- Education requirements
- Minimum MS in engineering or physics. PhD is preferred.
- Experience requirements
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
- Attributes
- Self-starter
- Thrives in a highly collaborative and dynamic work environment
- Has excellent oral and written communication skills
- Creativity in problem-solving with strong attention to detail
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