About the position
Do you like to use network and Unix systems engineering to deliver simple, sustainable, and repeatable solutions? Would you like to play a key role in driving the stability and sustainability of next-generation IP networks? AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain - and we're looking for talented people who want to help. You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. Amazon Network Infrastructure team is looking for Optical network engineer. This team is responsible for architect/design, operate and build one of the world's largest and most complex optical networks. With Amazon Web Services our goal is to become 'The Infrastructure Platform' to the world. Our customers demand the highest quality and reliability for their services. As a member of this team, you'll have a unique opportunity to shape the development of our network. The Amazon network is a fundamental contributor to the success of Amazon Web Services. This network will enable us to continue to scale the existing services, and to enable new services. You'll be chartered with leading the development of innovative optical solutions, which will change how we build optical infrastructure to support Amazon's ever growing capacity requirements. You'll drive a step-change in Amazon's ability to provision, manage and monitor the network.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with vendors/manufacturers to evaluate new hardware and software features and come up with implementation plans for incorporating them into the network.
- Collaborate with vendors/manufactures in defining and developing test plan for Optical Modules.
- Automate optical test plans and qualify optical modules.
- Work with network operations team in identifying operation issues and improving quality and RMA process.
- Develop and track metrics around data collected from the production fleet.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Physics or Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
- 3+ years of expertise in optics and optical communications.
- 1+ years of experience with optical systems, optical transcribers and transmission systems.
- 1+ years of experience developing test scripts for optics validation and characterization.
Nice-to-haves
- PhD or Masters preferred.
- Expertise in hardware and systems design and development.
- Expertise in debugging and troubleshooting.
- Experience writing software that controls network routing functions.
Benefits
- 401k
- health_insurance
- dental_insurance
- vision_insurance
- life_insurance
- disability_insurance
- paid_holidays
- tuition_reimbursement
- employee_discount_programs
- professional_development
