Optical Transceiver Validation Engineer Intern - Master's Degree - Singapore
Digital Design & SoC Architecture
Originally posted 29 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves the development, validation, and characterization of very high-speed optical transceiver modules.
What you'll do
- Assist in setting up automated test stations for high-speed photonic devices.
- Develop and implement calibration algorithms for integrated photonic communication ICs.
- Collect and analyze data to evaluate device performance and optimize production test coverage.
- Perform very high-speed serial communication links performance testing and sub-component optimization.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree in Communications Engineering, Electrical and Optical Engineering or related technical field(s).
- Strong fundamentals in Optical components (lasers, optical amplifiers, TOSA / ROSA) and communication equipment testing.
- Strong fundamentals in Communication Theories – modulations, noise, SNR, digital signal processing, equalization techniques, Q-factor, BER.
- Strong fundamentals in very high speed serial links design and testing.
- Programming experience in Python, C.
- Strong fundamentals in Silicon Photonics.
- Strong fundamentals in Analog and Mixed signal circuit design (operational amplifiers, power supply design, analog to digital and digital to analog converters, serial communication, PLL).
- Hands on lab work using test and measurement equipment (OSA, DCA, VNA, Oscilloscope).
Market context
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 48-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
886
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Median days open
48 d
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Median salary
$159k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Marvell Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (886 roles · 103 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 14 | 886 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 49 | 5961 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 78 d | 48 d (+30 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $159k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 62 open roles · median 27 d
- NVIDIA · 55 open roles · median 55 d
- KLA Corporation · 53 open roles · median 33 d
- Teradyne · 48 open roles · median 13 d
- Applied Materials · 45 open roles · median 58 d
- AMD · 40 open roles · median 53 d
How we counted: 886 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 103 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 1 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.