Optical Engineer - Memphis is open at xAI in Southaven, MS; Memphis, TN. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $194K. Posted on Oct 2, 2026, and still on xAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Own end-to-end optical and fiber design for AI training and inference fabrics: fiber cabling, cassette/panel architecture, polarity, breakout, reach, and connector strategy (MPO-12/16, SN, MDC, LC, OSFP / QSFP-DD) Write and verify link budgets for scale-out and scale-up interconnect (SMF/MMF, AOC/DAC, DR/FR/LR, InfiniBand and Ethernet), including loss, reflections, FEC, and realistic install margins Develop and…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on xAI’s careers page.
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