# Systems Applications Engineer - Optical at Lumilens

- Company: Lumilens
- What the company does: Backed by Redpoint.
- Company website: https://lumilens.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Jose
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2025-09-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lumilens/a9f53f1e-c732-479d-a1e2-b78b16d1b324
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lumilens-systems-applications-engineer-optical/

## About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled System Application Engineer (Optical) to support next‑generation AI networking platforms and high‑speed optical interconnects. In this role, you will work directly with customers deploying 800G and 1.6T optical transceivers on 51.2T‑class and next‑generation switches.

## What they're looking for

- Master’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field
- Strong understanding of optical transceivers, including architecture, configuration, and performance characteristics
- Extensive hands-on experience with DSP bring-up, transceiver configuration, and high-speed link debugging
- In-depth familiarity with AI networking switch architectures and Layer 1/Layer 2 configurations
- Experience working with 800G optical modules and 51.2T-class switches (1.6T and next-gen systems strongly preferred)
- Solid understanding of ASIC architectures and system integration, chip-level and EIC-level experience is a strong plus

Tags: Engineering