Individual contributor responsible for design, simulation, and validation of control algorithms and systems for digital coherent optical transceiver modules. Evaluate PICs, optics, control electronics, and high-speed electronics to ensure reliability, manufacturability, and product requirements for multi-terabit optical systems.
- Join the development team for Nokia’s next generation digital coherent optical transceiver modules and take on critical challenges in chip, module, and system designs to enable the next generation multi terabit optical fiber transmission systems for data center, metro, and long haul markets. This is an individual contributor engineering position responsible for designing control algorithms for highly-integrated optoelectronic devices and implementing validation tests for digital coherent optical modules in the world’s fastest next generation optical networking systems.
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- Individual contributor engineering position responsible for design and simulation of advanced optical/optoelectronic designs and control systems to ensure high reliability and manufacturability.
- Design, implement and validate controls for digital coherent optical modules.
- Evaluate entire optical system including PIC, optics, control electronics, high-speed electronics to determine if overall system design will meet product requirements.
- Ph.D. in Electrical or Optical Engineering + 10 years' experience
- Experience with fundamental and advanced photonic device design and characterization techniques.
- Experience with control systems design desirable.
- Software development skills desirable (C, PYTHON, VB, MATLAB or other)
- Excellent presentation and communication skills.
- Highly self-motivated, ability to learn quickly and move fast.
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