Serve as the primary technical resource for complex engineering challenges and design reviews.
Evaluate emerging technologies, components, and architectures to support future product roadmaps.
Hardware Design & Development
Develop system architectures, block diagrams, schematics, and detailed hardware specifications.
Design and validate high-speed circuit boards supporting coherent optical communication systems.
Lead signal integrity, power integrity, and electromagnetic compatibility analyses.
Collaborate with PCB layout engineers to optimize designs for performance, manufacturability, reliability, and cost.
Oversee hardware integration, verification, qualification, and release activities throughout the product lifecycle.
Support new product introductions and production transfers to manufacturing partners.
Optical Transport Systems
Define and evaluate optical subsystem requirements including
Coherent pluggable modules
DWDM transport systems
Optical amplifiers
ROADM technologies
Wavelength-selective switches
Laser and photodetector-based subsystems
Perform system-level analysis, performance modeling, and design trade studies.
Work with suppliers to evaluate and qualify optical components and technologies.
Test & Validation
Develop test strategies, qualification plans, and validation methodologies.
Utilize laboratory equipment including
Network analyzers
Spectrum analyzers
BER testers
Oscilloscopes
Optical measurement equipment
Analyze performance data and lead root-cause investigations.
Drive corrective actions and continuous product improvements.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with Systems, Software, FPGA, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Quality, and Product Management teams.
Participate in customer, supplier, and executive technical reviews.
Support field deployments and resolution of complex customer issues when required.
Ensure projects meet performance, schedule, reliability, and cost objectives.
Required Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optical Engineering, or a related discipline required.
Master's degree preferred.
Equivalent combination of education and directly related industry experience will be considered in lieu of an advanced degree.
Experience
10+ years of hardware engineering experience in telecommunications, networking, or optical communications.
Significant experience designing high-speed electronic hardware and optical networking systems.
Proven experience developing coherent optical transceivers, optical transport platforms, or DWDM networking products.
Demonstrated success leading complex product developments from concept through production release.
Technical Skills
Expertise in coherent optical communications and pluggable transceiver technologies.
Strong knowledge of DWDM transport systems and optical networking architectures.
Experience with high-speed board design, signal integrity, and RF design techniques.
Proficiency with schematic capture and simulation tools such as Xpedition, HFSS, ADS, HyperLynx, or equivalent.
Strong understanding of
S-parameters
Impedance matching
High-speed serial interfaces
Optical link budgets
Mixed-signal design
Experience with laboratory characterization and optical test equipment.
Knowledge of manufacturing processes, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Testability (DFT), and product qualification methodologies.
Leadership Competencies
Strategic thinking and systems-level problem-solving ability.
Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to influence technical direction across multiple organizations.
Proven coaching and mentoring capabilities.
Strong project execution and decision-making skills.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative engineering environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, or Physics.
Experience with coherent optical systems and pluggable architectures.
Experience supporting hyperscale, carrier, or service provider optical networks.
Familiarity with automation, scripting, and data analysis tools.
Experience collaborating with global engineering and manufacturing teams.
