The Hardware Engineer Co-op will perform one or more of the following tasks while working on Acacia's world class optical communication products. The Hardware Engineering Co-op will be assigned relevant work assignments to challenge them according to their current level of experience and capability. The Hardware Engineering Co-op may find themselves working in the following areas:

• Hardware Device Verification Testing (DVT) of products.

• Hand-on debug of problems in the lab

• Board/system bring up and debug

• Assist in creating Hardware ECOs

• Schematic updates to existing products

• Simulation of circuitry

• Component 2nd source qualification

• General Hardware Engineering and Lab support

• Hands on experience with state-of-the-art fiber optic telecommunication systems

• Scripting for HW data acquisition during product testing

• Previous hardware engineering internship experience

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelors (completed 3rd year) or Master's degree (preferred) majoring in Electrical Engineering

• Course work emphasis on Analog Design (Op Amps, FETs, ADCs, DACs, etc.)

• Understanding of power supply technologies (Linear, switching, boost, buck, multi-phase, etc.)

• Understanding of modern high-speed telecom hardware interfaces (SerDes, differential signaling, etc.)

• Understanding of I2C, SPI, and other control busses

• Understanding of modern hardware building blocks (FPGAs, EEPROMs, CPUs, RAM, Ethernet Controllers, etc.)

• Passion about Hardware engineering

• Good interpersonal and organizational skills

• Minimum GPA of 3.6

• Spice simulation of circuits

• Demonstrated Lab experience in instrumentation, analog circuits, power supplies, etc.

• Working knowledge of Spectrum analyzers, high-speed scopes, other lab equipment, etc.

• Knowledge of C or Python™

• Enjoys working in lab environments

• Likes to be challenged and work with difficult problems

• Previous internship experience

• Local candidates preferred

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