Optical Hardware Engineer — Hybrid (Sunnyvale)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

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

The role involves developing specs, building test stations, creating automation, and collaborating with multiple engineering teams to deliver robust optical solutions. Hybrid option: up to 3 days in office.

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.
• Knowledge of optical testing modules per IEEE standards and MSA specs.
• Knowledge of optical equipment, electrical equipment, and automation software used in testing.
• Ability to work on several projects simultaneously in a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills.
• Ability to clearly process and present test results.

Responsibilities

• Develop pluggable optical/electrical transceiver and cable assembly specs.
• Engage with optical transceiver suppliers on specs for 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 teams with optics integration.
• Support HPE Customer Service teams with optics failure root cause analysis.
• Support external optics certification and interoperability testing.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Multi-project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

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

The role involves developing specs, building test stations, creating automation, and collaborating with multiple engineering teams to deliver robust optical solutions. Hybrid option: up to 3 days in office.