Principal Hardware Engineer, Coherent Optical Systems

ADTRAN, Inc. in; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ADTRAN, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Principal Hardware Engineer to lead the architecture and development of next‑generation optical transport hardware, including coherent transceivers and DWDM subsystems.

You will drive design direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate across optics, electrical, firmware, and software teams. You will define system architectures, perform signal integrity and EMC analyses, oversee verification and production transfer, and contribute to product

Qualifications

• Experience leading hardware architecture and design of high‑speed optical hardware.
• Strong background in signal integrity, power integrity, and EMC analyses.
• Ability to mentor engineers and drive technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware architecture and design of coherent pluggable transceivers and subsystems.
• Drive decisions on high‑speed digital, RF, mixed‑signal, and optical hardware.
• Mentor engineers across multiple product teams and lead design reviews.
• Define system architectures, schematics, and hardware specs.
• Oversee hardware verification, qualification, and transfer to manufacturing.

Skills

Technical leadership

Hardware architecture

Optical hardware design

Signal integrity

Cross‑functional collaboration

Job description

ADTRAN, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Principal Hardware Engineer to lead the architecture and development of next‑generation optical transport hardware, including coherent transceivers and DWDM subsystems.

You will drive design direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate across optics, electrical, firmware, and software teams. You will define system architectures, perform signal integrity and EMC analyses, oversee verification and production transfer, and contribute to product