Hardware Design Engineer - Optical Solutions

Molex is a global leader in the optical industry, renowned for delivering high-performance, field-proven wavelength management solutions. Our expertise spans components, modules, and integrated line-cards, with a strong focus on innovation, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation. Our advanced optical, mechanical, electrical, and software design capabilities support the evolving needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks across telecom, datacom, hyperscale datacenters, artificial intelligence, and supercomputing.

Based in Fremont, CA, you'll join a team serving global telecom and datacom clients, developing next-generation optical modules for AI and 5G networks. We're expanding our capabilities and seeking an Electrical Engineer to drive hardware design for cutting-edge optical networking products.

What You Will Do

• Design, review, and enhance architectures for optical amplifiers (EDFA and Raman), CPU system controllers, line cards, backplanes, modules, sub-systems, and other electronic designs to meet all performance specifications and requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including optical, hardware, mechanical, software, and process engineers, to deliver high-performance, cost-effective, and robust products, ensuring efficient and repeatable manufacturing.
• Oversee product development from concept through architecture, implementation, testing, debugging, verification, and volume production.
• Recommend and implement innovative solutions to meet customer performance, cost, schedule, and other requirements.
• Select components, generate schematic designs, and create PCB layout instructions; work closely with FPGA, software, mechanical, thermal, optical, and process teams to optimize designs.
• Perform high-speed signal circuit simulations using tools such as HFSS, ADS, or similar.
• Conduct board bring-up, debugging, and validation of electronic systems; run experiments to characterize and validate components and subsystems.
• Document design processes and experimental results.
• Develop bring-up, DVT, manufacturing, assembly, diagnostic, test, and qualification plans; provide technical guidance to resolve manufacturing issues.
• Address customer technical issues in collaboration with FAE, QA, and technical support teams.
• Work with global teams on new product designs.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of electrical engineering experience in telecom, datacom, or related fields.
• Proficiency with electronic design and simulation tools (OrCAD with CIS, Allegro, HFSS).
• Skilled in high-speed board design and signal integrity.
• Knowledge of high-speed digital transmission

What Will Put You Ahead

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5-7 years of hardware design experience for senior-level consideration.
• Experience with optical electronics.
• Expertise in designing for ESD, EMI, immunity, and other compliance and safety standards.

For this role, we anticipate paying $130,000 - 225,000 per year depending on the level of experience. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

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