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# System test and characterization engineer

- **Company:** Avicenatech, Corp.
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Ethernet, Python (Programming Language), Schematic Capture, System Testing, Visual Systems, Application Specific Integrated Circuits
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/system-test-and-characterization-engineer-sunnyvale-ca--6b76a261-6c8f-4b55-9ba2-96e48e5d7aee

## About the Role

System Test, System Test, Receivers, Optoelectronics, Link Performance, Team Lead/Manager, Optical Engineering, Performance Metrics, Optical Transceivers, Systems Maintenance, * MS or PhD in electrical engineering or physics with 3+ years of experience

 * Expertise with optical transceiver circuits such as Trans-impedance Amplifier (TIA), laser/led drivers and photodetectors
 * Familiarity with datacenter class optical module designs for Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable Octal Small Form Factor Pluggable (QSFP)/(OSFP) form factor pluggable modules or emerging Near-Packaged Optics (NPO) or Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) approaches.
 * Experience with optical transceiver test methodologies
 * Familiarity with industry standards including IEEE Ethernet standards, OIF standards and MSAs, * Ability to work cross-functionally with ASIC, packaging and optical design teams and provide clear technical inputs
 * Strong verbal and written communication skills, and ability to articulate and engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels
 * Ability to code scripts in python for validation and data analysis
 * Working knowledge of high-speed test instruments such as VNAs, sampling and real time oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers
 * Hands-on lab experience especially with probed/free space coupled (using stages) optical systems

## Description

* Lead a team of engineers to characterize optical transmitters, optical receivers and link performance of highly parallel opto-electronic interfaces.
 * Develop and maintain optical transmission system testing bed for full characterization of optical components and modules as well as system performance measurements.
 * Define and run link DOEs using uLED on ASIC transmitters, fiber bundle as transmission and PD on ASIC as receivers.
 * Characterize various aspects of both existing and potential future optical components such as evaluating signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), receiver sensitivity, bit-error-rate (BER), crosstalk, power consumptions and link budget of the transmission system
 * Work with PCBA design engineers to design, fabricate and bring up test boards. Experience in schematic capture, circuit simulation and PCB design guidance