Optical Testing Engineer - Optical Solutions

Molex is a global leader in the optical industry, renowned for delivering high-performance, field-proven wavelength management solutions.

Our expertise spans components, modules, and integrated line-cards, with a strong focus on innovation, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation.

Our advanced optical, mechanical, electrical, and software design capabilities support the evolving needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks across telecom, datacom, hyperscale datacenters, artificial intelligence, and supercomputing.

The Optical Testing Engineer will own laser reliability engineering and analysis and its qualification for different applications.

Leads qualification strategy, accelerated testing, failure analysis, and FIT/MTTF reporting; drives containment and corrective actions with suppliers and internal teams

What You Will Do



* Define qualification plans (HTOL, burn-in, temperature cycling, damp heat as applicable, mechanical stress) aligned to telecom expectations and customer specifications


* Select acceleration models and parameters (Arrhenius/Peck/Coffin-Manson); compute acceleration factors and confidence bounds.


* Own burn-in and ongoing reliability monitoring: drift analysis, trend charts, and early-warning triggers.


* Lead failure analysis (FA) for any field/qualification/production failures: containment, root cause, corrective action verification.


* Drive design-for-reliability reviews: derating, thermal margin, COD/COMD risk mitigation, back-reflection robustness.


* Publish reliability reports, present them to internal reviews and customer audits.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

4-5 bulleted, objective, non-comparable requirements are recommended

What Will Put You Ahead

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{OPTION 1 - GENERAL SALARY RANGE}

For this role, we anticipate paying $XXXXX - $XXXXX per year.

This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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{OPTION 2 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT}

This role is part of the collective bargaining agreement and the starting pay for this role is set at $XX.XX per hour.

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