Sr Principal Hardware Engineer

Job Overview

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We’re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over‑achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! Responsible for designing, developing, and testing high‑speed electrical circuits and interfaces for co‑packaged optical modules, which integrate optical components directly onto the same substrate as electrical chips.

This role requires expertise in high‑speed digital and analog circuit design, signal integrity, power delivery, and PCB design, as well as a strong understanding of optical communication principles.

• Work with external design house to design and develop Si/organic RDL interposer.
• Design and layout high‑speed PCBs for co‑packaged optics modules and EVB, considering signal integrity, power delivery, and thermal management requirements.
• Perform signal integrity analysis and simulation to ensure optimal signal transmission and minimize signal degradation in high‑speed links.
• Design and optimize the power delivery network for co‑packaged optics modules to ensure stable and reliable power delivery to all components.
• Select appropriate electrical components, including connectors, cables, and ICs, for co‑packaged optics modules.
• Develop test plans and procedures to validate the performance of co‑packaged optics modules, including high‑speed electrical interfaces, power delivery, and thermal management.
• Collaborate with optical engineers, mechanical engineers, and other cross‑functional teams to integrate electrical and optical components into a cohesive system.

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering/Physics/Applied Physics with 3+ years’ experience.
• Strong foundation in digital, analog, and high‑speed circuit design, simulation, and verification.
• Laboratory experience with high‑speed optical and electrical test equipment.
• Proven track record with new product introductions and product ramp.
• Knowledgeable of high‑speed optoelectronic devices (e.g., lasers, detectors, modulators).
• Multi‑disciplinary background with a demonstrated record of innovation.
• Excellent communication, organizational and time‑management skills.

P80-USA-1 :$ - $

Final base salary for the successful candidate will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job location, where work will be performed, qualifications, work history and relevant experience. With our continual goal of making Lumentum a best place to work for our employees, we strive to offer employees competitive total compensation packages, which may include annual bonus, commission for certain sales roles, equity, and health and welfare benefits.