Electrical Engineer

Company: Precision Optical Transceivers, Inc.
Location: Rochester
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

Who is Precision Optical Transceivers:Precision Optical Transceivers is a system engineering company focused on optical transceivers and related active/passive optical components. For over a decade, we have helped build networks around the globe by providing high quality, custom-engineered optical solutions. If you are viewing this posting online, this data is coming to you through multiple Optical Transceivers!
Position Overview: The Electrical Engineer is responsible for the design, analysis, and integration of digital and analog circuits, high speed components, interfaces, and systems from simulation to integration and test. This role will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of engineers to define and design current and next generation high speed electro-optical devices, ASICs, packaging, printed circuit boards, and system interconnects. An ideal candidate has experience leading electrical design projects.
--- Job Functions:

• Apply engineering principles and analyses to mixed-signal and high-speed electronics circuits from design to system integration.
• Design and construct electronics testing setups to enable design verification and simulation correlation.
• Work directly with photonic, ASIC, package, and system design engineers to evaluate design tradeoffs and optimize design performance for manufacturability.
• Perform initial circuit board bring-up and measure performance to verify adherence to functional requirements.
• Lead test and troubleshoot of complex designs utilizing advanced laboratory equipment.
• Design and analyze high speed serial links and their compliance to specifications and standards
• Mentor junior level engineers.
  Education & Experience:
  • A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with 7+ years of relevant industry experience (master's degree preferred).
  • Experience with electronics design and analysis for product development required.
  • Experience with electro-optical or high-rate communications systems preferred.
  • Experience designing optical transceivers highly desirable.
    Competencies:
    • Experience with new design and modifications to existing digital/analog systems to meet specific project/product objectives.
    • Understanding of communication protocols and systems.
    • Experience with circuit board development from requirements through design, simulation, analysis, construction, and lab testing.
    • Experience with power management and control, power budget estimation, and power system analysis techniques.
    • Experience with development of products designed for manufacturability and test.
    • PCB design, layout, and use of an associated CAD tool desired (i.e. Altium, PADS, Allegro).
    • Familiarity with high-speed signal and power integrity design methods and verification environment(s) desired (methods: S-parameters and equivalent circuits, 2D, 2.5D, and 3D analysis; software: Keysight ADS, CST Studio, or equivalent).
    • Proven problem solving and debugging skills with experience and background in solving complex problems and issues.
    • Effective oral and written communication skills
    • Excellent interpersonal skills
    • Exceptional time management skills, strong attention to detail and self-motivation
      Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
      While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, sit, climb or balance, and talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb stairs. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
      Work Environment:
      The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is indoor and climate controlled. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
      Precision Optical Transceivers, Inc is an equal opportunity organization. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
      THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.

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