Principal Opto-Electronics Engineer

**Overview**

At Microsoft Research, we are shaping the future of AI infrastructure by pursuing high-risk and high-reward programs that will define the next generation of AI platforms. Our work spans the full stack, models, systems, software, and hardware, and we partner with product teams across Microsoft to turn research breakthroughs into impact at scale. Through close collaboration with industry partners, the team bridges research and production, translating hardware innovation into working prototypes and manufacturable solutions for next-generation AI infrastructure. You will join a multidisciplinary team working at the intersection of optics, electronics, photonics, packaging, networking, and AI system design.

We are looking for an Optoelectronics Engineer to join our team and drive the co-design of optical and electronic systems at the intersection of photonics, integrated circuit design, and signal processing.

In this role, you will help develop scalab...