System Optic PHY Engineer

NVIDIA; Denmark; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA’s Networking division seeks an experienced Electrical/ Optical Engineer to shape next-generation high-speed optical switch products. You will focus on PHY integration, testing, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

Require M.Sc or PhD in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of relevant experience, strong analytical skills, and ability to work across multiple engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• M.Sc or PhD in Electrical Engineering from a leading university or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in optical/ electrical engineering.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Integrate PHY system optical aspects ensuring performance.
• Characterize and test optical links with lab equipment and tools.
• Collaborate with system architecture, optics, silicon, thermal, mechanical, and software teams.
• Drive product scalability from prototype to high-volume production.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

M.S./PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

BER tester

Optical Spectrum Analyzer

Job description

NVIDIA's Networking division is a leading supplier of innovative end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet connectivity solutions and services for servers and storage. We offer market-leading solutions that include adapter cards, switches, optical transceivers, cables, and software to support networking technologies. Our products optimize data center performance and deliver industry-leading bandwidth and scalability. In addition, we serve a wide range of sectors including high performance computing, enterprise, data centers, cloud computing. We are constantly reinventing ourselves to stay ahead of the market and bring ground-breaking products and services to the industry by using novel technologies. Our products are focused on delivering the most optimized power - performance communication solutions for industries like AI, ML, Cloud, Media and Entertainment.

We are seeking experienced Electrical/Optical Engineers with a passion for system-level thinking and innovation in high-performance optical switch development. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape and deliver next-generation products that push the boundaries of high-speed optical communication.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Integration of PHY system optical aspects ensuring their performance.
• Characterization and testingof optical links using lab equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, BER testers, optical spectrum analyzers and simulation tools).
• Hands on cross-disciplinary testing efforts and lab work, collaborating with system architecture, optics, silicon, thermal, mechanical, signal/power integrity, and software teams.
• Driving product scalability, working with internal partners—qualification teams to transition designs from prototype to high-volume production.
• Documentation and reportingof design specifications, test results, and performance metrics.

What we need to see:

• M.Sc PhD. in Electrical Engineering from a leading university or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Enthusiasm for working on multidisciplinary projects.
• Solid engineering intuition and understanding of physical trade-offs.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced development environment.

Ways to stand out from the crowd :

• Experience inhigh-speed Transceiver and PHY design
• Strong knowledge and experience in electro-optic communication or high-speed signals and analog circuits
• Hands on experience with optoelectrical lab work and validation.

At NVIDIA, we are passionate about supercomputing and powerful ground-breaking technologies. Our products span many areas, such as: high-performance computing (HPC), Machine Learning, cloud services, storage and more - and we've only scratched the surface of what can be accomplished. We need hardworking and creative people to help us seek some of these outstanding opportunities. With highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the smartest engineers in the world working for us and, due to extraordinary growth, our elite engineering teams are fast-growing fast. If you're a creative and autonomous manager with a sincere passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.