Amphenol Communications Solutions
Software Engineer - HSIO Cables
Amphenol Communications Solutions, Nashua, New Hampshire, us, 03062
Software Engineer - High Speed Cables
Location: Nashua, New Hampshire
Department: Engineering
Posted: 12/8/2025
Wage: Depends on Experience
Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS) Amphenol Communications Solutions, a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.
Amphenol High Speed Products Group The group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs globally. Our global headquarters are located in Nashua, NH and we have design, sales and manufacturing locations globally. We are expanding our software team and currently seeking a Software Engineer for High Speed Cables to join our team. The position is located on‑site in Nashua, NH.
Software Tools Team Our collaborative software tools team develops manufacturing applications, and various specialty software tools for our hardware engineering teams. The focus of this position is on software that goes into our global tools for engineering and production of various cable and thermal loopback products, including active copper, passive copper and active optical. This area is rapidly evolving to support ever more complex communication chips, including linear active amplifiers to 80 GHz, DSPs, as well as richer host interfaces, notably CMIS.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, debug and support software for active high‑speed IO cables and thermal loopbacks. This includes working with customers, internal engineers, production facilities, as well as manufacturers of communication chips chosen.
Be a contributing member of product teams that turn high‑speed IO cable concepts into products that then get handed off to manufacturing.
Provide engineering support to team members working on fine‑tuning of communication settings by opening up back‑doors or interfaces as needed.
Work hand‑in‑hand with developers responsible for manufacturing applications.
Provide software and tools support to product qualification, testing, and manufacturing.
Mentor other members as needed.
Ensure that all software is well documented and can be supported by other team members.
Includes travel as needed to visit Amphenol manufacturing plants during product ramp‑up.
Qualifications
BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
3+ years of industry experience with software tools development on interconnect products or equivalent.
Experience with programming of software tools with simple human interfaces.
Good understanding of I2C, SPI buses, writing Windows GUI tools.
Experience in developing page-based host interfaces for I2C Slaves, such as used by Small Form Factor devices or CMIS.
Comfortable working in a team that shares code and with peer reviews of code.
Hands‑on experience with source code control systems, including a habit to make regular check‑ins.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills, strong English reading and writing ability.
Self‑starter, able to work efficiently without having all details or requirements laid out on the table.
Dynamic and adaptable personality, able to think out of the box.
Preferred Qualifications
Work experience in multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
Accustomed to working in a global, hybrid environment, using tools such as Teams and Zoom.
Understanding of Signal Integrity theory and practice.
Familiarity working with hardware interfaces and reading chip data sheets.
Experience working with high‑speed communication equipment, VNA, TDR, Scope, including knowledge about SFF standards.
Working experience with Digital Signal Processors.
Experience working with prototype hardware and lab settings.
Ability to improvise testing setups with bread boards and jumpers.
Comfortable working in C++, preferably using Visual Studio.
Experience using SVN.
Familiarity with Linux and traditional command line interfaces.
Company Information Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world’s largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.
Amphenol is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” – Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin. For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
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Department: Engineering
Posted: 12/8/2025
Wage: Depends on Experience
Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS) Amphenol Communications Solutions, a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.
Amphenol High Speed Products Group The group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs globally. Our global headquarters are located in Nashua, NH and we have design, sales and manufacturing locations globally. We are expanding our software team and currently seeking a Software Engineer for High Speed Cables to join our team. The position is located on‑site in Nashua, NH.
Software Tools Team Our collaborative software tools team develops manufacturing applications, and various specialty software tools for our hardware engineering teams. The focus of this position is on software that goes into our global tools for engineering and production of various cable and thermal loopback products, including active copper, passive copper and active optical. This area is rapidly evolving to support ever more complex communication chips, including linear active amplifiers to 80 GHz, DSPs, as well as richer host interfaces, notably CMIS.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, debug and support software for active high‑speed IO cables and thermal loopbacks. This includes working with customers, internal engineers, production facilities, as well as manufacturers of communication chips chosen.
Be a contributing member of product teams that turn high‑speed IO cable concepts into products that then get handed off to manufacturing.
Provide engineering support to team members working on fine‑tuning of communication settings by opening up back‑doors or interfaces as needed.
Work hand‑in‑hand with developers responsible for manufacturing applications.
Provide software and tools support to product qualification, testing, and manufacturing.
Mentor other members as needed.
Ensure that all software is well documented and can be supported by other team members.
Includes travel as needed to visit Amphenol manufacturing plants during product ramp‑up.
Qualifications
BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
3+ years of industry experience with software tools development on interconnect products or equivalent.
Experience with programming of software tools with simple human interfaces.
Good understanding of I2C, SPI buses, writing Windows GUI tools.
Experience in developing page-based host interfaces for I2C Slaves, such as used by Small Form Factor devices or CMIS.
Comfortable working in a team that shares code and with peer reviews of code.
Hands‑on experience with source code control systems, including a habit to make regular check‑ins.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills, strong English reading and writing ability.
Self‑starter, able to work efficiently without having all details or requirements laid out on the table.
Dynamic and adaptable personality, able to think out of the box.
Preferred Qualifications
Work experience in multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
Accustomed to working in a global, hybrid environment, using tools such as Teams and Zoom.
Understanding of Signal Integrity theory and practice.
Familiarity working with hardware interfaces and reading chip data sheets.
Experience working with high‑speed communication equipment, VNA, TDR, Scope, including knowledge about SFF standards.
Working experience with Digital Signal Processors.
Experience working with prototype hardware and lab settings.
Ability to improvise testing setups with bread boards and jumpers.
Comfortable working in C++, preferably using Visual Studio.
Experience using SVN.
Familiarity with Linux and traditional command line interfaces.
Company Information Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world’s largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.
Amphenol is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” – Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin. For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
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