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Optical Engineer Jobs in Sunnyvale, CA

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Mountain View, CA5 days ago

Full-time
Employee

The Manufacturing engineer partners with Synopsys supplier/Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) (Contract Manufacturer’s) to define, qualify and document as appropriate: Assembly processes, assembly tools and aids, while driving cost and quality improvements. Lead manufacturing process development for high-complexity PCBA, including high-layer-count boards, fine-pitch BGAs, high-speed signal designs, and power electronics.

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Mountain View, CA6 days ago

Full-time
Employee

This role requires deep technical knowledge in PCBA assembly processes, FATP (Final Assembly, Test & Packout), manufacturing automation, and cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Quality, Test Engineering, and global EMS partners. We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer with strong expertise in PCBA manufacturing, electromechanical assembly, and New Product Introduction (NPI) to support advanced hardware manufacturing initiatives at Synopsys.

Milpitas, CA11 days ago

$75–$80 Per Hour
Temporary
Contractor
Full-time

The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in precision mechanical design, analytical engineering, cross-functional collaboration, and hands-on product development within complex electromechanical systems environments. This role will be responsible for driving the complete mechanical design lifecycle from concept development and feasibility analysis through prototype build, system integration, testing, and manufacturing release.

Milpitas, CA20 days ago

$63.74–$78.74 Per Hour
Temporary
Contractor
Full-time

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

San Jose, CA30+ days ago

$138,000–$206,000 Per Year

We extend comprehensive accommodations throughout our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, neurodivergent individuals, or those requiring pregnancy-related support. Care for Family Whatever family means to you, we want to support you along the way—including a stipend for fertility care or adoption, medical travel support, and virtual vet care for your fur babies.

Santa Clara, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

As a critical member of an innovation driven team of engineers and scientists, you will be responsible for directly interfacing with our customers, researching, designing, developing, testing, and qualifying optical systems and opto-mechanical assemblies. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets.

San Jose, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

Key ResponsibilitiesLead deep-dive investigations of complex optical path issues, identifying root causes and driving improvements across design, test, fixtures, and manufacturing processes through structured experiments and DOE methodologies. Support Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) for automated optical inspection and cleaning systems by defining acceptance criteria, conducting qualification and correlation studies, and closing readiness gaps prior to production release.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

Continuous innovation in passive component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation, cutting edge WSS and amplification technology and comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software design capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks of telecom, datacom, hyperscale datacenter and supercomputing. Our Fremont team is seeking a highly motivated Optical Engineer to join our team in developing Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS) phase modulators for optical telecommunications and display applications.

Santa Clara, CA30+ days ago

$120,600–$200,200 Per Year

Overview:The Sr/Staff/Principal Optical Engineer works in an aggressive, fast-paced R&D environment to develop and design optical structure to improve image sensor performance. Actual pay will be determined on a number of factors such as relevant skills and experience, and .

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

Continuous innovation in passive component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation, cutting edge WSS and amplify technology and comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software integration capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks. Will consider: Bachelor's Degree in Optical, Photonics, Electrical Engineering or Physics and at least 5 years of optical design experience or PhD in Optical, Photonics, EE or Physics with previous internship experience .

Los Gatos, CA, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

The position will investigate and develop techniques used in product calibration and control to enhance the overall product performance and reliability of our coherent pluggable transceivers and optical engines. Arycs Technologies is a fast-moving startup at the forefront of optical communications, building next-generation optical modules that power AI, data centers, and cloud infrastructure.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

Continuous innovation in passive component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation, cutting edge WSS and amplifier technology and comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software integration capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks. Our Optical Solutions team is seekin g a skilled and motivated Sr Product Engineer to join our team and contribute to the design, development, and lifecycle management of optical transceivers.

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San Jose, CA4 days ago

Full-time
Employee

We're building a future where lightweight XR devices like smart glasses and headsets pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences. Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a specialized field (e.g., Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP, etc.), or equivalent practical experience.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

The (Senior) Photonics Layout Engineer will provide design support for existing and advanced photonic technology and collaborate with global, cross-functional teams and supplier partners to develop next-generation photonic solutions. The Senior Photonics Layout Engineer will provide design support for existing and advanced photonic technology and collaborate with global, cross-functional teams and supplier partners to develop next-generation photonic solutions.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

Molex possesses a rich heritage in the optical industry, delivering high-performance, field-proven optical solutions spanning components, modules, and fully integrated line cards. The position requires close collaboration with R&D and product design teams, manufacturing, suppliers, and customers to ensure laser components meet stringent optical, mechanical, and Telcordia reliability requirements.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

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. The position requires close collaboration with R&D and product design teams, manufacturing, suppliers, and customers to ensure laser components meet stringent optical, mechanical, and Telcordia reliability requirements.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

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. The Photonics Characterization Engineer will build physics-based and data-driven models to explain kink behavior, noise, wavelength locking, thermal effects, and coupling sensitivity to supports design improvements and risk reduction.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

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. Develop and maintain test methods for LIV, wavelength/spectrum, kink detection, RIN PSD, far-field divergence, and back-reflection sensitivity across temperature for III-V edge-emitter lasers (EEL), as well as in fiber-coupled packages.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

Molex possesses a rich heritage in the optical industry, delivering high-performance, field-proven optical solutions spanning components, modules, and fully integrated line cards. The position requires close collaboration with R&D and product design teams, manufacturing, suppliers, and customers to ensure product components meet stringent optical, mechanical, and Telcordia reliability requirements.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

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. You will apply mechanical design experience and knowledge working in a highly capable team of optical, mechanical, electrical and process engineers to develop and deliver our products meeting internal and customer requirements.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

Continuous innovation in passive component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation, cutting edge WSS and amplification technology and comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software design capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks of telecom, datacom, hyperscale datacenter and supercomputing. Possess expert level of knowledge and customer applications of network hardware, software, and configuration in optical communications systems with the latest technological trends.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

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. We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to join our Optical Line Systems (OLS) Product Development team with a primary focus on large-scale system simulation and digital twin platforms.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

We provide cutting edge technology with a comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software integration capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks. We are looking for a Product Integration Engineer to work with our design and manufacturing teams in the production of high volume 400G/800G/1.6T transceiver products.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

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. 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.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

Molex possesses a rich heritage in the optical industry, delivering high-performance, field-proven optical solutions spanning components, modules, and fully integrated line cards. Define qualification plans (HTOL, burn-in, temperature cycling, damp heat as applicable, mechanical stress) aligned to telecom expectations and customer specifications .

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

Developing system/sub-system models, conducting composite system simulations for various fiber-optic communication networks, and carrying out internal development projects for best use of Molex cutting edge optical network components and modules, such as high speed Optical Transceivers, DWDM/WDM Filters, Optical Amplifiers, Raman Amplifiers, Dynamic Gain Equalizer (DGE), Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS), etc. Hands-on experience with optical test equipment for troubleshooting and validation, including OTDR (Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer), OSA (Optical Spectrum Analyzer), BERT (Bit Error Rate Tester), OMA (Optical Modulation Analyzer), Real-Time Scope, DCA (Digital Communication Analyzer), and optical power meters.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

Continuous innovation in passive component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation, cutting edge WSS and amplification technology and comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software design capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks of telecom, datacom, hyperscale datacenter and supercomputing. Hands-on experience with optical test equipment for troubleshooting and validation, including OTDR (Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer), OSA (Optical Spectrum Analyzer), BERT (Bit Error Rate Tester), and optical power meters.

Sunnyvale, CA16 days ago

Full-time
Employee

You will be asked to perform testing of novel and complex configurations of networking hardware, and collaborate closely with hardware and software teams to configure lab networks and test infrastructure that evaluate and characterize the performance of cloud computing and networking products. We test new optical transceiver designs, unit, environmental, and system qualification of transceivers in a wide array of host networking and compute platforms, optical circuit switches (OCS), and transceiver component design at the wafer level.

Sunnyvale, CA30+ days ago

Your work will involve specifying the hardware, embedded software, and control/management software requirements for optical platforms, as well as evaluating and qualifying new technologies and developing tools and processes for introducing and managing these in the network. You also ensure that network operations are safe and efficient by monitoring network performance, coordinating planned maintenance, adjusting hardware components and responding to network connectivity issues.

Burlingame, CA30+ days ago

3+ years of hands-on experiences of designing, analyzing, validating complex optical systems requiring any combination of the following: imaging, illumination, physical optics, stray light analysis, radiometry, photometry. 5+ years of hands-on experiences of designing, analyzing, validating complex optical systems requiring any combination of the following: imaging, illumination, physical optics, stray light analysis, radiometry, photometry.

Sunnyvale, CA30+ days ago

As an integral part of our cross-functional team, you will collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to design, develop, and characterize thin film coatings, as well as hard coatings, for augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) applications. Working closely with internal cross-functional teams and external industry partners to troubleshoot thin film issues, including but not limited to optical performance, uniformity, REL, deposition, metrology and yield, and implement corrective actions.

Sunnyvale, CA30+ days ago

Full-time
Employee

From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more. We're the driving channel behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future.

San Jose, California19 days ago

$112,000–$242,000 Per Year

MaxLinear’s technologies empower next-generation products across a variety of markets, including high-speed interconnect solutions in hyperscale datacenters, broadband access, connectivity, infrastructure, and industrial systems. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.

Sunnyvale, CA13 days ago

Full-time
Employee

From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more. We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future.

Sunnyvale, CA17 days ago

Full-time
Employee

From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more. We're the driving team behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future.

San Jose, CA30+ days ago

For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows: 75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota; 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%; 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation. Join our team at Acacia, where we design advanced optical transceivers for high-speed fiber optic transmission in data centers and telecommunication networks.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with other groups, software development, hardware development, program management, operations and quality teams to ensure all expectations and deliverables are met. Build Smart Tools: Lead test method development, including automated test equipment and simulated use protocols for both module and sub-assembly testing.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

Continuous innovation in passive component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation, cutting edge WSS and amplification technology and comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software design capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks of telecom, datacom, hyperscale datacenter and supercomputing. As the Design Authority, you will serve as the ultimate technical decision-maker and subject matter expert (SME), driving design coherence across multidisciplinary teams and ensuring that optical, electrical, mechanical, firmware, and test components integrate into a robust, compliant, and competitive product.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

Molex possesses a rich heritage in the optical industry, delivering high-performance, field-proven optical solutions spanning components, modules, and fully integrated line cards. Design corresponding fiber mounts/assembly that includes components (e.g., fiber lens, lenses, PICs, SOA, VBG); Specify requirements for optical alignment equipment .

Pleasanton, CA30+ days ago

$85,000–$110,000

Build precision opto-electrical assembly: Collaborate with Manufacturing and Product Engineers to assemble and test ultra-precise devices, integrating optical sub-assemblies, electrical components, wire harnesses, and full product chassis while adhering to work instructions. Execute specialized processes: Perform active optical alignment, epoxy application (UV/oven curing), fiber splicing/routing, and soldering/desoldering to achieve micron-scale tolerances.

Fremont, CA30+ days ago

Full-time

Continuous innovation in passive component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation, cutting edge WSS and amplification technology and comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software design capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks of telecom, datacom, hyperscale datacenter and supercomputing. This role combines a high degree of technical leadership, people management, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver cutting-edge solutions for hyperscale data centers and next-generation optical networking systems.

Santa Clara, CA30+ days ago

This role is for Manufacturing Technician - Optical & Mechanical Inspection Technician and we are looking for candidates to collaborate with Tellus Solutions to create innovative solutions and to fulfill on our client's mission. Adequate visual acuity to perform visual inspection of optical surfaces i.e. color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Santa Clara, CA30+ days ago

This role is for Manufacturing Technician - Optical & Mechanical Inspection Technician (Swing) and we are looking for candidates to collaborate with Tellus Solutions to create innovative solutions and to fulfill on our client's mission. Adequate visual acuity to perform visual inspection of optical surfaces i.e. color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

LIVERMORE, CA9 days ago

$39.51–$45

Successful candidates will be employees of NWS, a premier government contractor charged with employing highly motivated and well-qualified personnel who can advance the missions of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, CA. North Wind Services is actively seeking individuals who can contribute to national security within the science, technology, and engineering fields as part of our supplemental labor team at vital federal research and development installations supporting the Department of Energy.

LIVERMORE, CA23 days ago

$39.51–$45

Sunnyvale, CA19 days ago

Full-time
Employee

The team partners with GCE/technical infrastructure engineering, networking, data center, supply chain and operations teams to deliver a broad product roadmap of AI/ML systems and solutions critical to enabling third-party and first-party services. The ML, Systems, & Cloud AI (MSCA) organization at Google designs, implements, and manages the hardware, software, machine learning, and systems infrastructure for all Google services (Search, YouTube, etc.) and Google Cloud.

San Jose, California30+ days ago

Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, silicon photonics, optics, and SoC teams to align on product roadmaps, perform risk assessments and drive continuous improvements in yield, cost, and scalability for AI hardware. Hands-on experience with high-speed test equipment such as bit error rate testers, digital communication analyzers, real-time oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers, and arbitrary waveform generators.

San Jose, California30+ days ago

Pleasanton, CA30+ days ago

$110,000–$135,000

This is a highly cross-functional, hands-on role where you will work closely with physicists, optical engineers, and hardware teams to help turn cutting-edge lab systems into robust, manufacturable products. Our team of engineers, scientists, software developers, and operations professionals works together to solve complex challenges and turn bold ideas into real-world solutions.

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Optical Engineer Jobs in Sunnyvale, CA

R&D Engineer_Mountain View, CA (Hybrid) Agile Global Solutions, Inc.

R&D Engineer Agile Global Solutions, Inc.

Mechanical Design Engineer US Tech Solutions, Inc.

Electrical Engineer - Onsite Genesis10

Senior Systems Optical Engineer Samsung Semiconductor

Senior Principal Optical Engineer Coherent Corp.

Senior Optical Engineer Foxconn Industrial Internet

Optical Engineer - LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) Molex

Optical Engineer Omnivision Technologies

Optical Engineer - Optical Solutions Molex

Principal Optical Systems Engineer Arycs Technologies, Inc.

Sr Product Engineer - Optical Transceivers Molex

Senior Optical Engineer, XR Google

Senior Photonics Layout Engineer - Optical Solutions Molex

Laser Component Engineer - Optical Solutions R&D Molex

Laser Principal Packaging Engineer - Optical Solutions R&D Molex

Photonics Characterization Engineer - Optical Solutions Molex

Laser Test Engineer - Optical Solutions Molex

Sr Process Engineer - Optical Solutions R&D (Sealing) Molex

Mechanical Engineer - Optical Solutions Molex

Field Application Engineer - Optical Solutions Molex

Senior Mechanical Engineer - Optical Solutions R&D Molex

Software Development Engineer – System Simulation & Digital Twin Platforms, Optical Solutions Molex

Product Integration Engineer - Optical Solutions Molex

Hardware Design Engineer - Optical Solutions Molex

Senior Reliability Engineer - Optical Solutions Molex

Optical Systems Engineer - Optical Transmission Molex

Optical System Test Engineer Molex

Optical Validation Engineer, Google Cloud Google

Optical Network Engineer, PhD, University Graduate Google

Optical Systems Engineer Meta

Optical Coating Engineer Meta

Optical Network Engineer, Google Global Infrastructure Google

RF/MS IC Design Engineer, Optical Networking & SERDES MaxLinear, Inc.

Optical Network Engineer, Google Global Networking Google

Senior Optical Network Engineer, Google Global Networking Google

Principal DSP Engineer – Coherent Optical Transmission Systems - Acacia Cisco

Test Engineering Manager - Optical Solutions Molex

Design Authority - Optical Transceivers Molex

Senior Optical Alignment - Optical Solutions R&D Molex

Senior Optical Technician - Manufacturing Vector Atomic

Hardware Engineering Manager - Optical Solutions Molex

Manufacturing Technician - Optical & Mechanical Inspection Technician Tellus Solutions

Manufacturing Technician - Optical & Mechanical Inspection Technician (Swing) Tellus Solutions

Engineering Technician V - Optical Mechanical Technician - Optics Processing Facility (NWS 00905) North Wind Group

Engineering Tech V - Optical Mechanical - Integrated Optics Modules (NWS 00899) North Wind Group

Technical Program Manager III, Optical Systems, Google Cloud Google

Silicon Photonics Reliability Engineer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

Silicon Photonics Validation and Characterization Test Engineer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

Manufacturing Engineer Vector Atomic

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