Senior Engineer, System Calibration (Electro-Optics) - Milpitas, California, United States
$148,000 - $195,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 29 April 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role focuses on developing system-level calibration strategies for electro-optic components and subsystems across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries. You will own the end-to-end calibration strategy from early concept through system integration and deployment to ensure uptime, scalability, and operational efficiency.
What you'll do
- Consolidate and structure calibration and operational data for electro-optic components and sub-assemblies. - Lead system-level calibration risk analysis and mitigation planning across hardware, firmware, and software interfaces. - Develop requirements for hardware, firmware, and software teams to meet uptime and performance targets. - Develop modeling and analytical tools to evaluate component-level electro-optic calibration behavior and track uptime estimates. - Prototype calibration routines on benchtop setups and specify integration test requirements. - Write control software to implement calibration procedures within the software stack and provide system-level validation and root-cause debugging support.
What you'll need
- M.S. with 5+ years or Ph.D. with 3+ years of industry experience in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline. - Hands-on experience designing, characterizing, or calibrating electro-optic devices and systems. - Experience developing and integrating complex systems spanning optical and electronic hardware, firmware, software, and data acquisition. - Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear requirements, models, or system frameworks.
Nice to have
- Experience with integrated photonics, RF systems, or high-speed optical switching. - Experience developing or scaling calibration procedures in complex experimental or production systems. - Experience with system-level modeling, uptime analysis, or performance optimization. - Experience documenting system architectures, experimental processes, or hardware designs. - Demonstrated interest in quantum computing or related advanced technologies.
Skills: electro-optic components, system calibration, silicon photonics, quantum computing, photonic systems
This role has been open 178 days — well above the 79-day median for Optical/Photonics IC Design roles.
Optical/Photonics IC Design · Photonics
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Open roles in category
136
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Median days open
79 d
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Median salary
$195k
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| Metric | PsiQuantum | All employers we track in this specialty (136 roles · 30 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 136 |
| Median days open | 143 d | 79 d (+64 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $195k |
Skills observed across this category: electro-optic components, system calibration, silicon photonics, quantum computing, photonic systems
Who's hiring in this category
- Coherent Corp · 17 open roles · median 95 d
- GlobalFoundries · 16 open roles · median 81 d
- Lightmatter · 14 open roles · median 100 d
- Lumentum · 10 open roles · median 82 d
- Marvell Technology · 10 open roles · median 37 d
- Intel Corporation · 7 open roles · median 65 d
How we counted: 136 open Optical/Photonics IC Design (Photonics) roles from 30 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 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. Figures refresh nightly.