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Senior Optical Product Test Development Engineer

NVIDIA

unknownPosted Jun 3, 2026

About the role

NVIDIA is searching for a highly motivated, creative engineer with experience in Product Development Engineering to join the Photonics PDE Manufacturing Engineering team. As someone who is hardworking and passionate about their work, you will be part of the team to drive yield enhancement and test time reduction efforts by collaboration with cross functional teams. The candidate should demonstrate the ability to drive complex problem resolution through analytical and complex problem-solving techniques.

What you'll be doing:

Develop validation test methods for new photonic designs from the Mixed-Signal Design group

Interact with multi-functional groups to support chip validation and ramp to production

Characterize fundamental optical, electro-optical, and RF performance of new chip designs

Validate, debug, and characterize new analog, photonic, electrical-optical, and mixed-signal designs

Provide feedback to designers on silicon performance, design quality, and margins

Verify electrical-optical compliance to industry standards

Train new engineers in validation practices

What we need to see:

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Deep understanding of fundamental optical components and analog circuits

RF testing experience at die or module level

8+ years of experience measuring, analyzing, and debugging complex mixed-signal designs

Experience with JMP

Ability to code scripts for validation, debug, data analysis, and automation

Extremely responsive to time sensitive show-stopping issues

Consistent, persistent, and efficient

Ability to work in a team environment

Detailed knowledge of optical lab equipment

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

Optical transceiver performance testing at high data rates

Experience with control loops

Working knowledge of wafer probe test systems and wafer handling

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