Celestica

Principal Engineer - Optics

Celestica$130K — $155K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Texas, US
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years' experience in fiber optic communication and hardware product development
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering; Master's preferred
  • Strong multidisciplinary background and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
  • Ability to quickly grasp complicated systems

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop specifications for complex fiber optics transceiver modules
  • Perform optical and electrical characterization of high-speed transceivers and cables
  • Collaborate with engineering teams on product introduction
  • Develop and document test procedures for new optical products
  • Support testing and qualification efforts internally and externally
  • Provide engineering expertise during interoperability demonstrations
  • Work with vendors on procurement and strategy for optical products

Benefits

  • Flexible remote work arrangement
  • Collaborative team environment
  • Opportunity to work on market-leading technologies
  • Access to professional development resources
  • Engagement with large-scale networking projects
Full Job Description
Req ID: 139872
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: New Hampshire
City: Remote Employee US

Summary

Celestica Engineering is seeking a highly motivated and self-driven candidate qualified for the position of Optical System Engineer to help design and build market leading Fiber Optic Communication Switching Network.
The Optical Engineer will be a member of the Engineering team in larger Hardware Platform Development team. The candidate will be a Technical team leader, providing the detailed feature/functional specifications/system architecture, design and qualification for complex fiber Optics transceiver module and system, primarily 10 Gbit/s - 100 Gbit/s. This position requires an individual who will collaborate within R&D Engineering hardware and software teams on all matters related to datacenter and campus-wide network switch connectivity using Fiber Optics Components and other technologies.

Skills & Responsibilities:

  • Experience and familiarity with vendor base for Optical Products is desired.
  • Strong skills in developing Fiber Optic modules such as SFP+/XFP/CFP/QSFP.
  • Perform optical and electrical characterization and qualification of high-speed pluggable optical transceivers and copper cables.
  • Work closely with Engineering teams in new product introduction (NPI) process
  • Develop, automate, and document new test procedures for the qualification of new pluggable optical transceivers or cables.
  • Work closely with signal integrity and electrical hardware teams to debug, test and bring-up the Ethernet switching hardware which supports optical transceivers and cables.
  • Provide engineering expertise and onsite support for interoperability demonstrations.
  • Support internal product dev., qualification, and testing efforts.
  • Support external optics certification and interoperability with 3rd party networking equipment.
  • Help formulate vendor selection, management, and procurement strategy.
  • Familiarity with high-speed pluggable transceiver form-factors and MSAs.
  • Detailed experience with high-speed electrical and optical test equipment.


Experience Requirements

  • 10+ years' experience in fiber optic communication and Hardware product development.
  • Highly self-motivated with a strong multidisciplinary background
  • Demonstrated strong problem solving and analytical skills, ability to work independently or in a team.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Capable of understanding complicated systems quickly


Typical Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering - Master's degree preferred
  • Educational Requirements may vary by Geography


Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

About Celestica

Celestica is a Canadian multinational electronics manufacturing services company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The company provides a range of services to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the aerospace and defense, communications, enterprise computing, healthcare, industrial, semiconductor, and smart energy industries. Celestica's services include design and engineering, supply chain management, assembly and testing, and after-market services. The company operates in North America, Europe, and Asia and has manufacturing facilities in over 10 countries. Celestica was founded in 1994 as a subsidiary of IBM Canada and became an independent company in 1997.
Learn more about Celestica
Size
23,915 employees
Market Cap
$1.3 billion
Industry
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
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