Senior Photonics Systems Architect

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Photonic System Engineer in San Jose, CA to architect and bring to market advanced optical interconnects.

You will drive architectural decisions across circuit, module, integration, tray and rack levels, aligning specifications with hyperscale customer needs and ensuring robust performance from concept to deployment. The role requires strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring abilities, with emphasis on cross-functional teamwork to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related discipline is preferred.
• Experience designing, validating and ramping state-of-the-art optical interconnects across circuit and module levels.
• Ability to align product specs with hyperscale customer requirements and ensure robust system performance.

Responsibilities

• Define product features, architecture, and validation requirements for advanced optical interconnects.
• Collaborate across design, packaging, platform and NPI teams to translate customer needs into design targets.
• Engage with internal GPU/CPU architects and external hyperscalers on technical discussions and trade-offs.
• Work with SerDes, optical devices, packaging, and SI/PI teams to optimize system performance across domains.
• Lead bring-up, debugging, interoperability, and root-cause analysis for performance gaps.

Skills

Datacenter optics

High-baud optical devices

Photonic integration

Fiber optics

RF modulation

Networking systems

Optical transceiver design

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related discipline

Tools

MSA standards

IEEE standards for optical transceivers

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Photonic System Engineer in San Jose, CA to architect and bring to market advanced optical interconnects.

You will drive architectural decisions across circuit, module, integration, tray and rack levels, aligning specifications with hyperscale customer needs and ensuring robust performance from concept to deployment. The role requires strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring abilities, with emphasis on cross-functional teamwork to