Staff Board Design Engineer: Optical Interconnects for AI

Quintessent Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Quintessent Inc. in San Francisco is seeking a staff level board design engineer to lead the development of pluggable optical interconnects for AI infrastructure.

You will serve as the technical authority for firmware and board design, and drive evaluation platforms for Quintessent and third-party electronics. The role requires designing platforms to meet electrical interconnect and power requirements, and coordinating with external design houses for testing.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• Experience with high-speed optical interconnects and DSP-based compensation is a plus.
• Strong PCB layout, routing, and design for thermal and EMI considerations.

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware and hardware interfaces for next-gen optical interconnect products.
• Design evaluation platform boards and work with third-party board houses.
• Ensure electrical interconnect and power supply requirements are met.
• Prototype and test boards; generate characterization reports.

Skills

Board design

Signal integrity

Thermal analysis

CAD tools

Power electronics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

SPICE

Job description

Quintessent Inc. in San Francisco is seeking a staff level board design engineer to lead the development of pluggable optical interconnects for AI infrastructure.

You will serve as the technical authority for firmware and board design, and drive evaluation platforms for Quintessent and third-party electronics. The role requires designing platforms to meet electrical interconnect and power requirements, and coordinating with external design houses for testing.