Beecruit Pte Ltd Hiring! Full Time Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer – Optical Transceivers in - Ricebowl

We are partnering with an innovative technology company at the forefront of integrated photonics, developing advanced optical communication platforms that support AI infrastructure, hyperscale data centres and future high-speed networking technologies.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Optical Transceiver R&D Engineer to lead the characterization, validation and optimisation of next-generation optical transceiver reference designs operating at 400G, 800G and 1.6T+.

Working alongside experts in optics, firmware, DSP and hardware engineering, you will play a critical role in bringing cutting-edge optical communication technologies from development through qualification and production.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute validation plans for advanced optical transceivers
• Characterise module performance including BER, eye diagrams, TDECQ, OSNR, OMA, receiver sensitivity, latency and signal integrity
• Validate optical transceiver systems across electrical, optical and thermal domains
• Perform bring-up and debugging of QSFP and OSFP transceiver modules
• Collaborate with firmware and DSP teams to optimise overall system performance
• Support compliance testing to recognised industry standards
• Conduct structured root-cause analysis and implement engineering improvements
• Support product qualification and reliability testing
• Analyse test results and provide technical recommendations
• Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout product development

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics or a related discipline
• 5+ years' experience in high-speed optical transceiver design, testing or validation
• Experience with Datacom and/or Telecom optical communication systems
• Hands-on experience with QSFP and OSFP platforms
• Strong understanding of PAM4, BER, TDECQ, OSNR, jitter, eye diagrams and receiver sensitivity
• Experience using laboratory equipment including Oscilloscopes, DCA, BERT, OSA and VNA
• Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities

Preferred Experience

• Silicon Photonics or advanced photonic technologies
• Coherent optical communication systems
• DSP integration
• Thermal and reliability testing
• Semi-automated test development
• OSFP/QSFP MSA standards

What's on Offer

Salary: SGD 110,000–170,000 per annum + Stock options

• Monday–Friday work schedule
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid work arrangement (up to 1 day WFH)
• 20 days annual leave
• S$1,000 annual flexible benefits
• Comprehensive medical, dental and insurance coverage
• Opportunity to develop next-generation optical technologies alongside a highly experienced engineering team