Optical Communications Technical Lead

A leading technology company is looking for an Optical Communications Technical Lead for a senior technical role combining optical communications architecture, technology leadership, and system integration of advanced optical systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end optical communications link architecture, from transmission to reception.
• Define optical transmit and receive chains, photonic components, and their interfaces with electronics and digital subsystems.
• Lead modem-related aspects, including modulation, coding, and synchronization, in collaboration with development teams.
• Own link performance analysis, including link budgets, BER, OSNR, and receiver sensitivity.
• Lead system integration, performance verification, and collaboration across multidisciplinary engineering teams and external vendors.

Requirements

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Electro-Optics, Photonics, or Physics with relevant specialization.
• 7+ years of experience developing data-carrying optical communication systems, such as fiber-optic transceivers, coherent optical systems, or free-space optical communications.
• Experience designing or integrating optical transmit and receive chains.
• Strong understanding of optical link budgets, OSNR, BER, and receiver sensitivity.
• Familiarity with modem architectures and FPGA / high-speed digital interfaces.
• Proven technical leadership and experience integrating complex systems.

Advantages: Experience in laser communications, fiber-to-free-space coupling, or high-reliability systems