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# Optical DSP Design Engineer at Celero Communications, Inc.

- **Company:** Celero Communications, Inc.
- **Location:** Ottawa Ontario Canada and Vancouver British Columbia, Canada
- **Posted:** 2026-03-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/celerocommunicationsinc/jobs/4181248009

## Job description

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.

We are looking for skilled and motivated DSP design engineers to join our team and help us build optical transceivers for next-generation optical modems. The ideal candidate must have a strong theoretical background in digital signal processing, digital communications, and fiber-optic communication systems, with experience developing DSP algorithms for high-speed communication systems. Candidates with industry experience are preferred.

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 opportunity 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.

## About Celero Communications, Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Celero Communications develops advanced coherent DSP solutions that enable high-bandwidth, low-power optical connectivity for AI infrastructure, eliminating distance bottlenecks in data centers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B; total funding $148.4M per LinkedIn, $140M per company press release)
- **Headquarters**: Irvine, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Nariman Yousefi (CEO, President & Co-founder) and Oscar Agazzi (CTO & Co-founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Semiconductor manufacturing / optical networking for AI infrastructure
- **Target customers**: B2B – hyperscale data centers, AI cloud providers, and large-scale accelerated computing clusters
- **Mission**: “Deliver the optical performance and scalability needed for the next generation of accelerated computing” [celero.inc](https://celero.inc/about/)

## Products & Services
- **Coherent DSP Platform**: A digital signal processor that provides light-speed performance, bandwidth efficiency, and scalable optical links for AI accelerators, servers, and clusters. The technology is described as 100x more efficient than conventional optical transmission and is designed for interoperability across diverse AI and cloud platforms. [celero.inc](https://celero.inc/celero-communications-secures-140-million-to-accelerate-ai-infrastructure/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$148.4 million** (Seed $8.4M led by Sutter Hill Ventures; Venture Round $40M; Series B $100M led by CapitalG) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/celero-communications)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sutter Hill Ventures (lead seed & Series A), CapitalG (lead Series B), plus other undisclosed investors in venture round [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/celero-communications)
- **Growth Signals**: Founded in 2024, already employs **93 people** with a monthly headcount growth of **+9.3%**. Operates design centers in Irvine (CA), Ottawa (Canada), and Córdoba (Argentina). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/celero-communications)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Founding team** consists of industry pioneers from Marvell, Inphi, Broadcom, and ClariPhy with decades of experience in analog design, digital signal processing, and optical networking. [celero.inc](https://celero.inc/about/)
- **Coherent DSP technology** that eliminates distance bottlenecks, delivering 100x more efficient optical transmission for scale-across AI infrastructure. [celero.inc](https://celero.inc/)
- **System flexibility and interoperability** across diverse AI and cloud platforms, making it easier for data centers to adopt. [celero.inc](https://celero.inc/)

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Scaling AI infrastructure connectivity by delivering high-bandwidth, low-power optical links; expanding engineering teams across all design centers; and building energy-efficient systems that redefine how data centers connect. [celero.inc](https://celero.inc/careers/)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as driven by curiosity, precision, and the challenge of making AI systems faster and more energy-efficient. Employees collaborate with global experts in coherent DSP and optical engineering. [celero.inc](https://celero.inc/careers/)
- **Work model**: On-site/hybrid at three locations – Irvine, CA (HQ); Ottawa, Canada; and Córdoba, Argentina. Multiple engineering roles (Analog Design, ASIC, DSP, Firmware, Verification) are posted with specific location requirements. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/celerocommunicationsinc)
- **Notable perks**: Opportunity to work on next-generation AI infrastructure technology alongside industry pioneers. The company emphasizes building scalable, energy-efficient systems and offers roles across R&D, operations, and manufacturing. [celero.inc](https://celero.inc/careers/)

## Sources
1. [celero.inc](https://celero.inc/) – Company homepage and product description
2. [celero.inc](https://celero.inc/about/) – About page (founding, leadership, mission)
3. [celero.inc](https://celero.inc/celero-communications-secures-140-million-to-accelerate-ai-infrastructure/) – Press release on $140M funding
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/celero-communications) – LinkedIn company page (funding details, headcount, locations, employee breakdown)
5. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/celerocommunicationsinc) – Careers page (open positions, locations)

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