Senior/Staff/Principal, Product Applications Engineer –Connectivity Products Group

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Alphawave Semi .

The Opportunity We're looking for the Wavemakers of tomorrow. Alphawave Semi enables tomorrow’s future by accelerating critical data communication at the heart of our digital world – from seamless video streaming to AI, the metaverse, and more. Our technology powers product innovation in data centers, networking, storage, AI, 5G wireless infrastructure, and autonomous vehicles. Customers partner with us for mission‑critical data communication, our innovative technologies, and proven track record. Together, we enable the next generation of digital technology.

Why Alphawave Semi

You will be part of a successful team working on the forefront of technological innovation focused on leading‑edge technologies, flows, and products. You will work with, and learn from, industry‑recognized experts.

As a member of Alphawave Semi’s Connectivity Products Group, you will help enable the next generation of datacenter interconnects by driving the development of direct‑detect and Coherent DSP products supporting 800 Gbps, 1.6 Tbps and beyond interconnects spanning a few millimeters to a few hundred kilometers.

How You Will Contribute

Reporting to the Director of Applications and Systems Engineering, Connectivity Products Group, you will be a member of the team that works closely with Product Management, Sales and R&D to deliver industry‑leading products serving the datacenter interconnects market.

You will play a key role in delivering the whole product, which includes great support collaterals and support for customers that exceed expectations.

You will work with and be a trusted partner to technical experts at leading optical transceiver vendors from design to operationalization of our technology into their optical transceiver modules.

What You’ll Do

Drive technical communication with customers from kickoff to Production ramp of customer designs, coordinating with internal R&D teams as necessary.

Author Data Sheets, Product Briefs, User Guides and Application Notes to enable customers to successfully design with our products or address specific design considerations.

Support the design of evaluation boards and reference design kits representative of customer applications.

Validate performance of our products in representative applications.

Diagnose, debug, and resolve issues during bring‑up and validation of customer designs using our products.

Occasional travel is required.

What You’ll Need

Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Electrical and/or Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.

Minimum of 5 years relevant experience which can include board level design, optical module design, or Applications Engineering.

Domain knowledge of high‑speed interconnects and technologies including DSPs and/or optics for PAM4 and/or Coherent transmission.

Experience with debug and troubleshooting of firmware and hardware issues with high‑speed DSPs, optical components and optoelectronic components and optical modules.

It’d Be Amazing If You Had

Extensive working experience with DSP‑based Ethernet Serdes for electrical or optical applications.

Masters/PhD in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering or Engineering Science.

Environment & Benefits We have a flexible work environment to support and help employees thrive in personal and professional capacities. You'll be eligible for competitive benefits described as follows:

Health & Wellness

Comprehensive health plan

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Wellness Spending Account (WSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Time Off

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave Top‑Up Program

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Alphawave Semi is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all applicants regardless of age, gender, race, disability, or other protected characteristics. We value diversity and provide accommodations during the recruitment process.

Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type Full‑time

Job Function Education and Training

Industries Semiconductor Manufacturing

Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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