MTS - Optical Interconnect Design Architect - Richardson, TX, United States
Digital Design & SoC Architecture
Originally posted 14 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role defines and drives optical interconnect solutions enabling future memory, AI accelerator, and high-performance computing platforms.
What you'll do
- Drive architecture exploration and technology pathfinding for optical interface technologies.
- Lead architectural tradeoff studies across electrical and optical interconnect technologies.
- Develop optical I/O architectures incorporating Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), modulators, detectors, Waveguide technologies, packaging and fiber interfaces, Silicon photonics integration.
- Assess emerging technologies including Optical Interposers, Co-Packaged Optics (CPO), and Near-Package Optics (NPO).
- Drive proof-of-concept demonstrations for future HBM and die-to-die optical interconnect solutions.
What you'll need
- Demonstrated experience in Optical Interconnect Architecture, Silicon Photonics, High-Speed I/O Systems, or Optical Communication Systems.
- Strong understanding of Optical communication fundamentals, Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM/DWDM), Optical link budgeting, and Photonic Integrated Circuit design.
- Experience performing architecture-level tradeoff analysis involving performance, power, thermal, cost, and scalability metrics.
- Ability to apply AI assisted analysis to evaluate architectural tradeoffs and technology benchmarking.
- Working knowledge of advanced semiconductor packaging technologies including chiplets, hybrid bonding, 2.5D/3D integration, and heterogeneous integration.
- Proven ability to drive technical initiatives across multiple engineering disciplines.
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Photonics, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline with 5+ years of industry experience; or Master's degree with 8+ years of relevant industry experience.
Market context
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 49-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
950
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Median days open
49 d
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Median salary
$156k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Micron Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (950 roles · 102 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 24 | 950 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 256 | 6164 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 65 d | 49 d (+16 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $156k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 72 open roles · median 32 d
- KLA Corporation · 64 open roles · median 42 d
- Teradyne · 52 open roles · median 26 d
- NVIDIA · 50 open roles · median 67 d
- Applied Materials · 49 open roles · median 62 d
- AMD · 45 open roles · median 47 d
How we counted: 950 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 102 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.
Richardson, TX, United States
On-site
Full-time
1 day ago