Electro-Optics Hardware Engineer for High-Speed Systems

Socket.dev; Canada; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev seeks a senior electro-optical engineer to lead design, analysis, and validation of high‑speed optical subsystems. You will collaborate with Optical Engineering, Firmware, Hardware Systems, DSP, FPGA, and Product Development teams to deliver cutting‑edge networking solutions.

Responsibilities include defining requirements, performing electro‑optical modeling and simulations (MATLAB/Simulink), developing test plans, and guiding integration and production readiness.

Qualifications

• Significant industry experience in electro-optical hardware design, integration, and testing.
• Strong understanding of opto-electronic devices and subsystems (lasers, modulators, photodiodes, transceivers).
• Extensive hands-on laboratory experience testing electro-optical components and systems.
• Experience with MATLAB and Simulink for system modeling, performance analysis, and DSP algorithm evaluation.
• Experience creating automated test solutions using Python, MATLAB, Perl, or similar.
• Proven ability to develop detailed test plans, execute validation activities, and document results.
• Excellent troubleshooting, debugging, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication to present findings to multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with optical networking technologies and high-speed systems.

Responsibilities

• Define, analyze, and validate electro-optical subsystem requirements and specifications for high-speed communication systems.
• Collaborate with Optical, Hardware Systems, DSP, FPGA, and Firmware teams to ensure optimal system-level performance.
• Perform electro-optical modeling, simulation, and performance analysis to evaluate design trade-offs and support architecture decisions.
• Develop and validate system-level link budgets, signal integrity analyses, and performance metrics for optical transmission systems.
• Support hardware design reviews and provide technical leadership in electro-optical design decisions.
• Lead integration activities for circuit pack assemblies and electro-optical subsystems.
• Develop comprehensive test methodologies and execute characterization, validation, and reliability testing.
• Analyze test results, identify root causes of performance issues, and drive corrective actions.
• Create detailed technical documentation, including specifications, test plans, procedures, and reports.
• Work closely with manufacturing and product engineering teams to support product qualification and production readiness.

Skills

Electro-optical hardware

High-speed optical systems

MATLAB/Simulink modeling

DSP evaluation

Python scripting

Test planning & validation

Lab testing

Troubleshooting

Technical communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in EE/Physics/Optical Eng

Tools

FPGA-based platforms

Oscilloscopes & network analyzers

Optical test equipment (OSA/BERT)

MATLAB

Simulink

Job description

Socket.dev seeks a senior electro-optical engineer to lead design, analysis, and validation of high‑speed optical subsystems. You will collaborate with Optical Engineering, Firmware, Hardware Systems, DSP, FPGA, and Product Development teams to deliver cutting‑edge networking solutions.

Responsibilities include defining requirements, performing electro‑optical modeling and simulations (MATLAB/Simulink), developing test plans, and guiding integration and production readiness.