Staff Optical System Test Engineer

Molex possesses a rich heritage in the optical industry.

We provide the highest performing and field-proven wavelength management solutions from components, modules to integrated line-cards.

Continuous innovation in passive component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation, cutting edge WSS and amplification technology and comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software design capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks of telecom, datacom, hyperscale datacenter and supercomputing.

In Fremont, we serve global clients in telecom and datacom industries in providing innovative optical modules and subsystems to support our customer's next generation networks.

We are hiring a Staff Optical System Test Engineer to join our team.

This person will be responsible for testing our optical DWDM network.

This role is critical to the advancement of our next phases in product development.

We are building cutting edge technology for one of the largest technology providers in the world.

What You Will Do



* Transform customer specification and/or product requirement to system test requirement and test cases


* Develop and execute test plans that outline the approach, resources, and schedule for testing activities which cover all testing levels to ensure the hardware, optics and software meets all system design and requirements


* Work with hardware, optical and software engineers throughout the development lifecycle to ensure the testing coverage and implementation allowing for early detection of issues and continuous feedback on R&D teams


* Develop, define and maintain automated testing processes, specify and develop a test scripts suite that supports system function and performance tests


* Collect and analyze HW, Optics and SW data generated during testing and system operation.

The analysis should include statistical methods to identify trends, anomalies and defects


* Responsible for the procurement, setup, and maintenance of lab equipment used for testing and development

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, optical, photonics or related discipline


* At least 5 years of work-related experience in optical system integration and optical networking testing


* At least 3 years of work experience in test development and automation for long-haul or metro system composing of OLA (EDFA/Raman) and ROADM


* Experience with transforming customer specification and/or product requirement to system test cases and detail test plan is highly expected


* Hands-on lab experience for optical line system installing & bring-up


* Hands-on scripting experience for test automation in Python

What Will Put You Ahead


* Masters or PhD in optical, physics, photonics or related concentration


* Optical system performance test experience and/or optical system software desi...