About the Role

Celero Communications Inc. is an exciting and fast-growing start-up in the semiconductor industry, pushing boundaries with innovative technologies that power the world’s most advanced AI and data center infrastructure.

Locations: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Key Responsibilities

- Research, develop, and evaluate digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms for high-speed optical communication systems.
- Design and optimize DSP blocks used in optical transceivers, including adaptive equalization, timing recovery, carrier phase recovery, polarization demultiplexing, and nonlinear compensation.
- Develop system‑level simulation models of optical communication links and evaluate DSP algorithm performance under realistic channel conditions.
- Analyze performance under various impairments such as noise, chromatic dispersion, polarization effects, and hardware non‑idealities.
- Verify and optimize algorithm performance through floating‑point and fixed‑point simulations.
- Develop bit‑accurate and cycle‑accurate models to support ASIC implementation.
- Document design details and collaborate with ASIC, firmware, and verification teams to ensure reliable implementation in silicon.

Preferred Qualifications

- Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics.




- Minimum of two years of industry experience in related fields.
- Strong background in digital signal processing and digital communications.
- Experience with DSP algorithms for optical communication systems.
- Programming experience in C/C++, Python, MATLAB, or similar languages.
- Experience in modeling communication systems.
- Familiarity with forward error correction (FEC) schemes used in communication systems.
- Experience modeling optical components and electrical frontends of optical transceivers.
- Experience with version control systems, specifically GitHub.
- Familiarity with Verilog or VHDL is a plus.
- Team player with a mindset focused on the successful delivery of the first product.

Why Join Us

- The chance to play a foundational role at a high-growth semiconductor start-up.
- Work on cutting‑edge optical communication technologies for AI and data center connectivity.
- A collaborative, international team culture where ideas and initiative are valued.
- The prospect to grow alongside Celero as we scale and shape the future of our industry.

Salary Range

$150,000 - $250,000 Base Annually

The final offer will be determined based on job‑related skills, experience, qualifications, and location.

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📌 Optical DSP Design Engineer (Ottawa)
🏢 CELERO COMMUNICATIONS
📍 Ottawa