Hybrid Optical Hardware Engineer - Transceivers & Test

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an Optical Hardware Engineer to join the Optical Engineering team. You will perform optics hardware testing and sustaining engineering on qualifying optics testing, with module level specs and test verification across HPE’s routing, switching and security platforms.

This role is based in Sunnyvale with a hybrid schedule up to 3 days in the office per week and requires a Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of transceiver experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of optical transceiver module specification and test experience.
• Experience in hardware board design is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in optical testing modules per current optical IEEE standards and MSA specifications.
• Must have knowledge of optical equipment, electrical equipment, and automation software used in the testing of optical modules and interfaces.
• Ability to work on several projects simultaneously in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills working in a mutually supportive team environment.
• Must possess written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly process and present test results.

Responsibilities

• Develop pluggable optical/electrical transceiver and cable assembly specifications and requirements based on industry standards and MSAs, e.g. IEEE, OIF, SNIA SFF.
• Engage with optical transceiver suppliers on specifications and requirements for optical product definition.
• Create optical transceiver test plans to address verification requirements.
• Build test stations using optical and electrical test equipment.
• Create test automation to execute testing and store results.
• Conduct performance characterization and qualification testing.
• Develop software to process data, distill results and generate test reports.
• Work closely with Signal Integrity, System Hardware and Software engineering teams with optics integration in HPE routing/switching/security systems.
• Support HPE Customer Service teams with pluggable optics failure root cause analysis.
• Support external optics certification and interoperability with 3rd party networking equipment.

Skills

Optical testing

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

PCB design

Automation software

Test equipment

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an Optical Hardware Engineer to join the Optical Engineering team. You will perform optics hardware testing and sustaining engineering on qualifying optics testing, with module level specs and test verification across HPE’s routing, switching and security platforms.

This role is based in Sunnyvale with a hybrid schedule up to 3 days in the office per week and requires a Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of transceiver experience.