AMD

4 weeks ago

Lead Photonics System Engineer

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Job Summary

Seasoned photonics hardware engineer responsible for defining features and architecture of advanced optical interconnects, coordinating cross-functional design across circuits, packaging, and NPI, and leading system bring-up and debugging from concept to deployment for hyperscale customer needs.

Location: San Jose

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Define product features, capabilities, architecture, and validation requirements for advanced optical interconnects.
•Lead cross-functional collaboration across design, packaging, platform, and NPI teams to ensure successful adoption and guide decision-making, including FMEA and product direction.
•Engage with internal customers (GPU/CPU system architects) and external customers (hyperscalers, networking OEMs) on technical discussions and translate requirements into internal design targets.
•Collaborate with SerDes, optical devices, packaging, and SI/PI teams to optimize system performance across optical, electrical, and thermal domains and balance performance with cost and manufacturability.
•System-Level Bring-Up & Debug, including Optical Engine bring-up on XPU or switch platforms, interoperability and system validation testing, and root-cause analysis for performance gaps.

Key Requirements

•Experience specifying, designing, validating, and ramping state-of-the-art integrated optical products.
•Ability to work cross-functionally across design, packaging, platform, and NPI teams to drive decisions and guide cross-functional alignment (FMEA, product direction).
•Experience engaging with internal customers (GPU/CPU system architects) and external customers (hyperscalers, networking OEMs) on technical discussions and translating requirements into internal design targets.
•Experience working with SerDes, optical devices, packaging, and SI/PI teams to optimize system performance across optical, electrical, and thermal domains; balance performance, power, cost, and manufacturability.
•System-Level Bring-Up & Debug including support for Optical Engine bring-up on XPU or switch platforms, interoperability testing, and root cause analysis of performance gaps.

Experience:Datacenter opticsPhotonic systemsOptical interconnectsNetworking systems

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:SerDesOptical interconnectsPhotonic devicesFiber opticsRF modulationNetworking systemsPhotonic integrated circuits

Languages:English

Tech Stack:SerDesOptical devicesIC design

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

AMD

Designs and produces semiconductor products including CPUs, GPUs, and adaptive SoCs for consumer, enterprise, and embedded markets, competing across PCs, data centers, and gaming industries.

Industry: Electronics Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States

Founded: 1969

Glassdoor: 3.9

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