Posted 2 months ago
Coherent Optical Systems Engineer
@ Myticas Consulting
Kanata, Ontario
Overview
Myticas Consulting is hiring a Coherent Optical Systems Engineer to design, characterize and optimize coherent optical transceivers built on photonic integrated circuit and DSP technologies. The role involves digital-optical integration, calibration, hardware bring-up and performance testing with cross-functional engineering teams. Full-time, with the employer's listed requirements for a PhD in a technical discipline.
Responsibilities:
- Digital-optical integration of coherent transceivers
- Calibration and control algorithm development
- Performance characterization of SNR, OSNR and sensitivity
- Hardware bring-up, debugging and test automation
Requirements summary:
- PhD in electrical engineering, applied physics or related field
- Experience in optical communications or photonics
- Knowledge of QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM and FEC
- Hands-on optical and high-speed electrical test experience
- Programming in MATLAB, Python, VB.NET or C
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- 2026-09-21
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- 2026-10-16
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- 2026-10-16
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Job details
| Department | Engineering |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Laboratory |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Doctorate (required) |
| Fields of study | Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics |
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Myticas Consulting
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Myticas Consulting is a leading edge IT Staffing and Recruitment organization with locations throughout North America.
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Myticas Consulting is a proven, industry-leading IT staffing and recruitment organization with offices in major North American cities, including Ottawa, Ontario, and Chicago, Illinois, as its prime headquarters. Our large team of IT recruitment and sales professionals have over 50+ years of combined experience providing the highest quality of Telecommunication Engineering, ERP and IT Software Development resources, to both Public and Private sector enterprise level environments. Here at Myticas, we strive to continually provide unmatched quality of IT resources, that prove to stand the test of time, and go above and beyond all project expectations and deliverables. The "motto" at Myticas is not only to work with you, but to understand what success really looks like for your organization, and to deliver the IT staffing needs that matter most to increasing both the functionality and efficiency of your environment. With our evolving expertise in Telecom, ERP, DW/BI and EAI resources, and a guaranteed replacement program for all our partners, the defined win-win scenario has never been presented in a more simple manner.
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Myticas Consulting is a proven, industry-leading IT staffing and recruitment organization with offices in major North American cities, including Ottawa, Ontario, and Chicago, Illinois, as its prime headquarters. Our large team of IT recruitment and sales professionals have over 50+ years of combined experience providing the highest quality of Telecommunication Engineering, ERP and IT Software Development resources…
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| Industry | Staffing and Recruiting |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | Embedded Engineering and Software Engineering |
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Coherent Optical Systems Engineer
Role Overview
We are seeking a Coherent Optical Systems Engineer to contribute to the design, development, characterization, and optimization of advanced coherent optical transceivers based on next-generation photonic integrated circuit (PIC) and digital signal processor (DSP) technologies.
The successful candidate will work with early-stage PIC, DSP, and analog ASIC hardware to perform digital-optical integration, develop calibration and control methodologies, and conduct detailed system-level performance characterization.
This role requires close collaboration across optical, digital, high-speed analog, ASIC, software, and systems engineering teams. A key aspect of the position is the ability to understand and balance optical, electrical, and digital system capabilities to optimize overall transceiver performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform digital-optical integration of next-generation coherent optical transceivers.
- Develop calibration and control algorithms to maximize system-level performance.
- Characterize coherent optical transceivers, including SNR, OSNR tolerance, sensitivity, and other key performance metrics.
- Conduct detailed experimental validation of transceiver sub-components, including analog, control, optical, and DSP components.
- Evaluate and troubleshoot interactions between optical, electrical, and digital components.
- Perform characterization and analysis of high-speed ADC/DAC performance, including ENOB and related parameters.
- Support hardware bring-up, integration, debugging, and performance optimization.
- Develop automated test, measurement, and data-acquisition processes.
- Analyze experimental data and identify opportunities for system-level performance improvements.
- Collaborate with software, electronics, optics, ASIC, and systems engineering teams throughout product development.
- Contribute to technical decisions involving trade-offs between optical, electrical, and digital system performance.
Skills and Experience
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related technical discipline, with experience in optical communications, photonics, high-speed electronics, or systems engineering.
- New Ph.D. graduates and experienced professionals are encouraged to apply.
- Strong understanding of optical communication systems, DWDM transmission, fiber transmission impairments, photonic integrated components, electronic integrated circuits, and signal processing.
- Hands-on experience working with optical communication hardware and components at the system level.
- Strong understanding of coherent communication systems, including QPSK, 16QAM, and 64QAM.
- Knowledge of coding and Forward Error Correction (FEC) algorithms.
- Experience characterizing high-speed RF and/or mm-wave interconnects, amplifiers, and components.
- Experience with RF/mm-wave system characterization, including S-parameter measurements, jitter measurements, ADC/DAC performance, and ENOB.
- Hands-on experience with high-speed optical and electrical test equipment.
- Experience with automated measurement equipment control and data acquisition.
- Programming experience with MATLAB, Python, VB.NET, C, or similar languages.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative, cross-functional engineering environment.
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