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Optical Engineer; coherent Intern

Job in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, 94085, USA
Listing for: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Part Time, Apprenticeship/Internship position
Listed on 2026-03-02
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 40 - 46 USD Hourly USD 40.00 46.00 HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Optical Engineer (coherent) Intern

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what's next.

We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

Job Family Definition:

This Optical Engineer (coherent) intern position is responsible for system level analysis of high-speed optical fiber communication systems.

Responsibilities:

In this position, you will be responsible for performing simulation analysis and experimental investigation of high speed optical communication systems which will inform HPE's definition of next generation physical layer product lines. You will create a simulation environment using the VPI tool and explore the effects of various system level optical parameters on 1.6

Tb/s transmission performance.

Education & Experience:

* Currently pursuing a Masters or PhD program in electrical engineering, optical engineering, applied physics or related field, with an emphasis on advanced modulation formats (QAM, PAM, etc.), digital signal processing and/or fiber-optic communication systems technology.

Knowledge &

Skills:

* Background in system technologies applied to advanced photonic modulation formats (QAM, PAM, etc.), including single carrier and/or multi carrier communications systems at speed of 100-Gbit/s and beyond, using coherent or direct detection technology.

* Knowledge of functional DSP blocks like adaptive MIMO equalizers, carrier phase estimation, timing-recovery, and performance monitoring.

* Ability to perform numerical simulations on a system level, as well as interpreting and analyzing the simulation results.

* System-level experimental experience highly preferred.

* Experience with Matlab and/or C/C++ programming is highly preferred.

* Must be self-motivated with strong interpersonal skills.

* Must work well in a collaborative technical environment.

* Effective communications skills, written and verbal, required. Must be able to effectively communicate technical concepts to experts, as well as non-experts, in the field.

Additional

Skills:

What We Can Offer You:

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have - whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Job:

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"The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.

- United States of America:
Hourly Salary USD 40.00 - 46.00 in California

The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered."

Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at

HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together.

Please :
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.

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