Hardware Engineer - High-Speed Optical Transceiver Design

Intel Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a hardware design engineer to develop and verify 100G/200G optical transceiver PCBA designs. You will own schematic, layout, and PI/SI analyses, coordinating with mechanical, optical, firmware and test teams to ensure high-speed performance and reliable production releases.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, risk mitigation, and hands-on debug across electrical and RF domains in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field.
• Experience with HW/circuit design, schematic and layout.

Responsibilities

• Support hardware design of an optical transceiver and evaluation boards per product specs.
• Lead schematic and layout execution for 100G/200G lanes and PDN design.
• Coordinate with PI/SI engineers for high-speed interfaces and simulations.
• Lead design reviews; present design summaries to management with risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with mechanical, optical, firmware, process and test engineers.

Skills

HW design

Schematic design

Layout planning

Cadence tools

High-density boards

Voltage regulators

Microcontrollers

PAM4 signaling

High-speed PCB

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Cadence tools

Job description

Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a hardware design engineer to develop and verify 100G/200G optical transceiver PCBA designs. You will own schematic, layout, and PI/SI analyses, coordinating with mechanical, optical, firmware and test teams to ensure high-speed performance and reliable production releases.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, risk mitigation, and hands-on debug across electrical and RF domains in a hybrid work setting.