Senior Optical Transceiver Engineer – RF, DSP & Innovation

Coherent Corp.; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Corp. in California is seeking an experienced EE engineer to join our optical transceiver team. You will lead RF and link simulations, perform electrical and optical measurements, and author firmware requirement documents to support product development.

The role demands a strong background in fiber, DSP, high‑speed RF, and analog circuit design, with hands-on lab experience and proficiency with CAD tools such as CST/HFSS. Onsite work with occasional travel is expected.

Qualifications

• B.S. EE with 7+ years or M.S. EE with 5+ years required.
• MS degree preferred; PhD a plus.
• Strong fiber and digital communication, DSP theory and simulation.
• Strong analog circuit design and RF fundamentals.
• Solid lab measurement skills.
• Experience with electronics CAD tools and system modelling.

Responsibilities

• Participate in standard and MSA meetings and present for the company.
• Lead the link simulation for optical transceiver.
• Conduct electrical and optical measurements of optical transceiver and create compliance reports.
• Create firmware requirement documents.
• Conduct RF simulation of high‑speed signal communication link.

Skills

Fiber and digital communications

DSP system theory

Analog circuit design

High-speed RF fundamentals

Laboratory measurement

Communication and presentation

Electronics CAD tools

Electronic system modelling

RF design concepts

Optical transceiver fundamentals

Education

B.S. EE +7 years

M.S. EE +5 years

MS preferred

Ph.D. a plus

Tools

CST

HFSS

Electronic CAD tools

Job description

Coherent Corp. in California is seeking an experienced EE engineer to join our optical transceiver team. You will lead RF and link simulations, perform electrical and optical measurements, and author firmware requirement documents to support product development.

The role demands a strong background in fiber, DSP, high‑speed RF, and analog circuit design, with hands-on lab experience and proficiency with CAD tools such as CST/HFSS. Onsite work with occasional travel is expected.