Transceiver Test Engineer

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible health plans

401(k) matching

Generous PTO policy

Relocation package

Immigration sponsorship available

Job summary

A technology firm in Sugar Land, Texas is seeking a Transceiver Test Engineer to test and support the development of high-speed optical transceivers. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Optical engineering and be bilingual in Mandarin. Responsibilities include verifying transceiver performance, maintaining testing equipment, and developing automated testing software. Benefits include competitive health plans and a relocation package.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of engineering experience for Bachelor's or 1+ year for Master's degree.
• Experience in engineering laboratory environments.
• Experience with optical transceiver communication link testing.

Responsibilities

• Test and verify high-speed optical transceivers (800G to 1.6Tbps).
• Maintain optical transceiver testing equipment.
• Conduct communication link tests as per standards.
• Debug and troubleshoot link failures.
• Develop automatic testing software using LabView/Python.
• Document qualification test reports.

Skills

Bilingual in Chinese (Mandarin)

Knowledge of Linux

Experience with Python

Familiarity with LabVIEW

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Optical engineering

Master's degree in relevant field

Job description

AOI is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including hiring, placement, promotion, training, transfer and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, veteran status, age, disability, marital status, or any other category protected by State or U.S. Federal law. Moreover, we endeavor to treat our employees fairly.

The Transceiver Test Engineer is responsible for testing, debugging, and supporting the development of high-speed optical transceivers (800G to 1.6Tbps). This role supports AOI’s optoelectronics manufacturing operations teams by identifying and analyzing root causes of performance issues to ensure product quality, reliability, and compliance with high-speed communication standards.

Job Duties

• Perform design verification and testing of high-speed optical transceivers (800G to 1.6Tbps) to ensure performance and reliability.
• Install and maintain optical transceiver testing equipment, including PPG/ED, DCA, CDR, etc.
• Set up and conduct optical transceiver communication link tests in compliance with MSA/IEEE standards.
• Debug and troubleshoot link failure and work with cross-functional teams to figure out root causes.
• Develop and revise transceiver automatic testing software using LabView/Python for data collection and test efficiency.
• Document reports for various optical transceiver qualification tests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Optical engineering with 2+ years of experience or Master's degree with 1+ year of experience
• Must be bilingual in Chinese (Mandarin)
• Familiarity with Linux, Python and LabVIEW are preferred
• 3 years of experience working in an engineering laboratory environment
• Experience with optical transceiver communication link test

Location

This position will be on-site based in Sugar Land, Texas.

WHY AOI?

In addition to competitive salary, AOI offers

• Flexible and competitive health (medical, dental, vision) plans offer the employee with the right options to meet individual and family needs
• Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals
• Generous PTO policy, with unused PTO payout at end of the year
• Relocation package available within US
• Immigration sponsorships (Must be currently authorized to work in the US)