Optical Hardware Qualification Engineer

Oracle; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle Corporation is seeking an experienced hardware validation engineer specializing in high-speed optical interconnects in Santa Clara, CA. You will lead qualification programs for 400G–1.6T transceivers, drive BER/FEC analysis, and collaborate with vendors to resolve complex issues.

You will develop Python automation for test execution and data reporting, and ensure compliance with CMIS/IEEE/MSA standards while supporting system integration and platform bring-up activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in optical networking, high-speed data communications, hardware validation, SerDes validation, or system-level interconnect qualification.
• Experience with 100G and 200G per-lane optical transceivers and high-speed interconnect solutions.
• Experience with QSFP-DD, QSFP112, OSFP, 400G, 800G, and 1.6T optical technologies.
• Familiarity with host-side SerDes tuning, including TX/RX equalization, BER testing, FEC, and link training.
• Familiarity with industry specifications including IEEE, OIF, CMIS, SFF-8636, and related MSA standards.
• Familiarity with BERT, OSA, optical power meters, and compliance test infrastructure.
• Experience working across both host-side and module-side aspects of high-speed optical and electrical links.
• Python programming skills for automation, data analysis, visualization, and reporting.
• Experience collaborating with optics vendors, customers, and ecosystem partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead optical transceiver and cable qualification activities at module and system levels.
• Execute qualification plans for 400G, 800G, and 1.6T optical transceivers, AECs, AOCs, and related interconnect technologies.
• Perform electrical, optical, protocol, and system-level validation of 100G and 200G per-lane PAM4 links.
• Support system-level integration of pluggable optics, onboard optics, co-packaged optics, and emerging interconnect technologies.
• Validate compliance with industry specifications including CMIS, MSA requirements.
• Provide hands-on support during platform bring-up, characterization, compliance testing, and root-cause investigations.
• Develop Python-based automation solutions for test execution, data collection, analysis, characterization, and reporting.
• Diagnose and resolve complex hardware issues, including BER failures, FEC errors, and link instability.
• Drive issue resolution and qualification closure with external optics vendors and ecosystem partners.
• Document qualification results, risk assessments, recommendations, and technical findings for engineering and executive reviews.

Skills

Optical networking

Hardware validation

SerDes tuning

IEEE/CMIS/SFF-8636

QSFP-DD/QSFP112/OSFP

Python automation

Data analysis/visualization

Vendor collaboration

Tools

BER testing

OSA

Power meters

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead optical transceiver and cable qualification activities at both module and system levels.
• Execute qualification plans for 400G, 800G, and 1.6T optical transceivers, AECs, AOCs, and related interconnect technologies.
• Perform electrical, optical, protocol, and system-level validation of 100G and 200G per-lane PAM4 links.
• Support system-level integration of pluggable optics, onboard optics, co-packaged optics, and emerging interconnect technologies.
• Validate compliance with industry specifications including CMIS, MSA requirements.
• Provide hands‑on support during platform bring‑up, characterization, compliance testing, and root‑cause investigations.
• Develop Python‑based automation solutions for test execution, data collection, analysis, characterization, and reporting.
• Diagnose and resolve complex hardware issues, including BER failures, FEC errors, and link instability.
• Drive issue resolution and qualification closure with external optics vendors and ecosystem partners.
• Document qualification results, risk assessments, recommendations, and technical findings for engineering and executive reviews.

Qualifications

• Experience in optical networking, high-speed data communications, hardware validation, SerDes validation, or system-level interconnect qualification.
• Experience with 100G and 200G per-lane optical transceivers and high-speed interconnect solutions.
• Experience with QSFP-DD, QSFP112, OSFP, 400G, 800G, and 1.6T optical technologies.
• Familiarity with host‑side SerDes tuning, including TX/RX equalization, BER testing, FEC, and link training.
• Familiarity with industry specifications including IEEE, OIF, CMIS, SFF-8636, and related MSA standards.
• Familiarity with BERT, OSA, optical power meters, and compliance test infrastructure.
• Experience working across both host‑side and module‑side aspects of high-speed optical and electrical links.
• Python programming skills for automation, data analysis, visualization, and reporting.
• Experience collaborating with optics vendors, customers, and ecosystem partners.