Senior Photonics Test Architect

Jabil; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jabil in Ottawa, Canada seeks a Senior Photonics Test Development Engineer to design and deploy test solutions for photonics/optical products, spanning test strategy, hardware, software, and deployment across sites.

You will collaborate with R&D, manufacturing and quality teams, perform DVT, develop test fixtures and scripts (Python/C#/MATLAB), and mentor junior engineers while driving robust and scalable test infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in testing photonics technology.
• Strong English communication (spoken and written).
• Familiar with optical concepts and test/measurement methods.
• Experience with OO languages: Python, C++, MATLAB, etc.

Responsibilities

• Develop test plans for photonics/optical products focusing on coverage, time, and cost.
• Design test hardware and fixtures, and build test PCAs.
• Develop test software and automation scripts in Python/C#/MATLAB; create GUIs and data analysis.
• Verify station performance and robustness; conduct DVT on prototypes in R&D labs.
• Prepare test documentation, training plans, and troubleshooting manuals.
• Provide diagnostics training to technicians and test engineers.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Leadership

Team collaboration

Self-motivated

Project scheduling

English communication

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Python

C++

MATLAB

TestStand

LabVIEW

Job description

Jabil in Ottawa, Canada seeks a Senior Photonics Test Development Engineer to design and deploy test solutions for photonics/optical products, spanning test strategy, hardware, software, and deployment across sites.

You will collaborate with R&D, manufacturing and quality teams, perform DVT, develop test fixtures and scripts (Python/C#/MATLAB), and mentor junior engineers while driving robust and scalable test infrastructure.