About this role
Embedded System Programmer
United States
An Individual contributor engineering position responsible for designing control algorithms for highly-integrated optical devices and implementing optical validation tests for digital coherent optical modules in the world’s fastest next-generation optical networking systems.
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Your responsibilities
- Design, implement and validate controls for digital coherent optical modules.
Your skills and experience
- Strong C software code development skills. Desirable to have: PYTHON, VB, Matlab or other
- Experience with fundamental and advanced photonic device characterization techniques
- Experience with advanced modulation format telecommunication systems desired
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Highly self-motivated, ability to learn quickly and move fast
- Ph.D. in Electrical or Optical Engineering + relevant experience
- M.S. in Electrical or Optical Engineering + 5 years experience
More information
Some of our benefits in US:
- Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
- Health and dental benefits
- Short-term disability, and long-term disability
- Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
- Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
- Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Tuition Assistance Plan
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program
The above benefits exclude students.
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Job Info
-Job Category Applied R&D
-Posting Date 08/26/2026
-Job Schedule Full time
-Job Type Experienced
-Job Identification 33858
-Will NSA/CAPS approval be required? (E.g., accessing a US Customer Network?) No
-Role Type Individual contributor
-Salary Range 139k to 258k USD
-Experience level Experienced
-Locations 6373 San Ignacio Avenue, San Jose, California, 95119-1200, US
-Regular or Temporary Regular