Design, develop, and automate testing solutions for Infinera’s Digital Coherent Optical (DCO) modules. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to enhance firmware features, implement calibration sequences, and ensure detailed testability as well as reliability in measurements and performance evaluations.
Essential Functions / Key Responsibilities
- Participate in the software, hardware, and test plan development for calibrating and measuring performance of Infinera’s Digital Coherent Optical (DCO) modules, operating at 400-1200 GBps per wave, based on Photonics Integrated Circuits (PIC)s
- Define and configure required test instrumentation and hardware
- Partner with product team to author, debug, and refine novel, efficient optical calibration sequences
- Co-develop with firmware, DSP teams on feature introduction
- Develop software to fully automate the test execution
- Partner with engineering staff to define and implement detailed testability requirements
- Provide fault isolation and identification capability to the design and manufacturing technical staff
- Help drive end to end test yield improvements and test time reduction efforts
Education / Experience
- BS in science or engineering required, MS or PhD desired (Physics, Optics, Electrical Eng)
- Previous experience in developing test and measurement solutions for electrical and optical components or subsystems is beneficial
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- Proficient in writing scalable software a requirement.
- Experience with object-oriented languages required. VB.Net exposure is a plus.
- Familiarity with quadrature amplitude modulation theory is a requirement; modern DSP knowledge including soft decision FEC is helpful.
- Experience with testing and characterizing photonic circuits containing I/Q modulators and demodulators.
- Hands on experience with optical and electrical test and measurement equipment including programmable optical power meters, attenuators, and switches, optical spectrum analyzers, digital multi-meters and oscilloscopes
- Experience with Serdes, electrical RF testing, and FEC operation are all pluses
- Attention to detail and willingness to produce detailed test plan documentation
- Experience with digital and mixed signal IC testing is beneficial
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Infinera is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Infinera complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
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Infinera Corporation Kanata, Ontario, CAN Office
555 Legget Dr, Kanata, ON, Canada, K2K 2X3
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