Photonics Technical Marketing Engineer (DWDM & Optical)

Arista Networks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Arista Networks in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Technical Marketing Engineer - Photonics to bridge hardware product management with sales and systems engineering. You will define deployment use cases, drive test and validation, and develop white papers and deployment tools for high‑performance optical interconnects.

The role combines hands‑on lab work, Python development, and cross‑functional collaboration across hardware, firmware, and operations to ensure scalable, coherent product offerings.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in a related technical field.
• 5 years’ experience with Optical Networking and DWDM design/deployment.
• Strong written and presentation skills for Sales & Sales Engineering.
• Hands-on lab testing and scripting experience (Python, TCL).

Responsibilities

• Define use cases for optical interconnect deployment and educate Sales Engineering.
• Develop deployment tools and configurations for DWDM and mixed-rate interconnects.
• Support conferences with equipment setup and demos.
• Write Python-based test automation and log results at scale.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and operations teams to align test systems with production goals.
• Analyze data to identify trends and improve product reliability.

Skills

Written communication

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Python scripting

Hands-on mindset

Education

Master's degree in EE/CE/Physics

PhD in photonics (preferred)

MBA (preferred)

Tools

Wireshark

Ixia

Spirent

OTDR

OSA

BERT

Power meters

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Arista Networks in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Technical Marketing Engineer - Photonics to bridge hardware product management with sales and systems engineering. You will define deployment use cases, drive test and validation, and develop white papers and deployment tools for high‑performance optical interconnects.

The role combines hands‑on lab work, Python development, and cross‑functional collaboration across hardware, firmware, and operations to ensure scalable, coherent product offerings.