Application Engineer (AE) – Optical DSP / Photonics Systems

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Application Engineer (AE) with strong software, firmware, and system validation capabilities to support SparkGrid Optical DSP products and platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

· Develop a deep understanding of SparkGrid Optical DSP, photonics, and system solutions.

· Perform system bring-up, validation, and characterization of ODSP-based platforms, evaluation boards, and optical communication systems.

· Develop scripts and tools (Python, Tcl, Bash) for automation, regression testing, data collection, and system analysis.

· Support product evaluations, interoperability testing, and proof-of-concept activities.

· Debug system-level issues involving software, firmware, hardware, optical modules, and high-speed communication links.

· Analyze BER, link performance, eye quality, equalization behavior, and system stability metrics.

· Work with low-level registers, firmware interfaces, APIs, and diagnostic tools.

· Reproduce customer-reported issues in the laboratory environment and collaborate with engineering teams to resolve them.

· Generate technical documentation, application notes, troubleshooting guides, and validation reports.

· Support FAE and sales teams with technical expertise during customer evaluations and design-in activities.

· Maintain and improve validation infrastructure, debug methodologies, and automation frameworks.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Communications Engineering, or related fields.

· 3+ years of experience in application engineering, system validation, embedded software development, product engineering, or technical support.

· Strong hands-on experience in system-level debugging and software/firmware validation.

· Understanding of digital hardware and high-speed communication systems.