Senior Optical Design Engineer

Celestica; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is expanding its Penang Design Centre and seeks a senior optical design engineer to lead system design for optical components in switch platforms. You will collect requirements, define specifications, and perform link budget calculations while coordinating with development and manufacturing teams.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in optical design, validation, and testing, with knowledge of coherent optics and line systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in Science/Engineering (Optical, Physics, Laser, etc.) or closely related experience.
• More than five years of experience in optical design, validation and testing; preference for network switches experience.
• Knowledge of coherent optics and line systems preferred.
• Experience with optical components including laser sources, DSPs, CDRs, TIAs, EDFA, ROADM, MUX/DEMUX.
• Experience building optical test stations and debugging electrical and optical hardware.

Responsibilities

• Design optical components for switch platforms and define validation plans.
• Collect customer requirements and create detailed product specifications.
• Perform link budget calculations and select key optical components.
• Define testing criteria and validation activities in the design stage.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and development teams; support bring-up and debugging of optical, electrical, and firmware issues.
• Work with factory to establish key optical manufacturing tests and criteria.

Skills

Optical design

Hardware debugging

English communication

Project collaboration

Education

Bachelor/Master in Optical/Physics/Engineering

Tools

DCAs

CDRs

OSAs

MUX/DEMUX

Power meters

Job description

Work on system design for optical related products in switch platforms.

Communicate with Customer, collect requirement and make product Spec.

Key Optical component selection and link budget calculation.

Define validation and testing of optical components in design stage.

Work with factory and define key optical manufacturing tests and criteria.

Support bring up and debug activities related to the optical component including electrical, optical, and firmware issues.

Work closely with both development team and manufacture teams.

Requirements

Bachelor or Master in Science/Engineering (Optical, Physics, Laser, etc.) or experience in closely related technologies.

More than five years of experience in optical design, validation and testing; Prefer candidates with experience with network switches and testing network switches

Knowledge and experience with coherent optics and line systems preferred

Knowledge of key optical components including laser sources, DSPs, CDRs, TIAs, EDFA, ROADM,MUX/DEMUX etc.

Experience designing and building optical test stations and experience with DCAs, CDRs, OSAs, optical switches, VOAs, MUX/DEMUX, power meters, etc.

Experience in electrical and optical hardware debugging. Knowledge of potential failure modes for optical components.

Experience both in manufacturing and NPI design

Good communication skills in English

Headquartered in Toronto, Celestica Inc. is a global leader in high-reliability design, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. We enable major brands to launch complex products in markets like Aerospace, Defense, HealthTech, and Industrial, driving a smarter, sustainable future.

In 2023, Celestica expanded its footprint with a new Design Centre in Penang, Malaysia. This strategic hub collaborates with our global engineering teams to develop cutting-edge Hardware Platform Solutions. The Penang team focuses on next-gen Networking, Storage, and Server technologies to power Cloud, AI, Machine Learning, Edge, and 5G deployments worldwide.