Optical DSP Engineer; New Grad - Masters, PhD, Post Doc

Responsibilities

Reporting to Senior Manager, DSP Engineering, as an Optical Systems Engineer, you will be part of the Signal Processing Team that works on the cutting edge of modem technology. You will be involved in the development, modeling, testing, and customer support for current and next generation high speed optical modems. You will develop realistic models for complex channels and for impairment mitigating signal processing algorithms.

You will run simulations and document results in order to verify functions and algorithms. You will provide detailed explanations and justifications for design trade-offs. You will evaluate and optimize design alternatives with respect to relevant performance metrics. You will perform code development in MATLAB according to generally accepted coding standards. You will provide feedback/suggestions on existing designs and contribute ideas to improve design procedures.

You will write general specifications, test‑and verification plans. You will test and verify final hardware functionality in the lab. You will review customer‑reported issues and partner with the software design team and subject matter experts from other groups to determine the path forward and/or identify potential improvements.

• Masters or Ph.D. degree in Engineering with focus on digital signal processing and/or communication systems and/or control systems or equivalent experience.
• Experience working with MATLAB.
• Knowledge of modem building blocks such as DAC/ADC, amplifiers, analog and digital IIR/FIR filters, equalizers and feedback control loops.
• Comfortable in ESD protected lab environment; familiar with standard lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, network analyzers, power supplies, and spectrum analyzers.

• Knowledge of optical communication systems.
• Exposure to optical communications lab environment.
• Design environment knowledge:
  Linux, Git (Bitbucket), Jira/Confluence and Microsoft Office.

The annual pay range for this position is $79,000 – $126,000. Pay ranges are designed to accommodate variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions, and locations.

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(K) (USA) & DCPP (Canada) with company matching.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Company‑paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation time.
• Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

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