Optical - Hardware Test Development Engineer

The application window is expected to close on: 9/2/25.

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

This role will be onsite in our Maynard, MA office.

MEET THE TEAM

This team crafts manufacturing test solutions for cutting-edge Optical Transceiver products. We are at the very crossroads between Engineering development, Program Management, and Contract Manufacturing and thus in a unique position to influence cross-functional strategy through our expertise and innovation. We’re a high-performance team with high transparency, high expectations, and a strong track record of successes.

YOUR IMPACT

Drawing from your industry experience, you’ll lead NPI test development of assigned optical transceiver products through their lifecycle from engineering samples to sustaining mode both as a technical leader and individual contributor. You’ll be an effective cross-communicator to outside teams, and a patient mentor for junior Test Engineers.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Validation, characterization, and production test development of optical Transceiver products
• Involvement in initial phases of NPI/design to drive DFT/DFM to meet yield/improve test coverage goals. Influence decisions affecting architecture, calibration, test flow and design-for-test during product design phase.
• Work cross functionally with marketing, design, quality assurance, product and applications engineering teams.
• Work with Product Engineering to monitor/sustain current product flow in production with offshore contract manufacturing ensuring that cost, delivery and yield goals are met.
• Collect and condense data from characterization, quality and production tests, analyze statistics, summarize results and set product test limits.
• Provide product debug and failure analysis support for RMA as needed and use results to drive continuous test improvement.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ yrs relevant industry experience with a B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Systems, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or other relevant major.
• Experience with high-volume client-side optical transceiver testing and manufacturing
• Experience in programming test solutions using Python
• Experience with rack equipment such as BERT’s, optical switches, DCA’s, power meters, polarization scramblers, WSS’s, and optical spectrum analyzers including communication protocols for automated control.
• Experience with statistical analysis tools such as JMP, Data Conductor, DataPower, or Power BI, proven use of such tools to tackle complex Test Engineering problems.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MS Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Systems, Physics or other relevant major.
• Experience using source control platforms such as Perforce, Clear Case, etc.
• Experience with coherent optical transceiver testing.
• Experience in programming test solutions using NI LabView/TestStand
• Familiarity with revision control platforms and systems such as ‘Agile’ or ‘Omnify’.
• In-depth knowledge of manufacturing workflows, GR&R, SPC, and process control-related statistical analysis

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