Principal Switch Test Engineer

II-VI Incorporated • Fremont, CA

49d • Onsite

About The Position

Lead on the design of the Switch-Based test infrastructure to standardize and facilitate the implementation of Switch-related test activities, such as Switch Characterization, Switch-based product optimization/interop study and Switch-based DVT/PVT test. Continuously improve the test coverage by adding new test cases or improving the configurability of the existing test cases to quickly accommodate the new test requirements from customers, design teams or QA organization for all affected products Collaborate with IT to design the proper database and DVT request portal to standardize and regulate the Switch-based DVT test submission and data reporting Establish the proper revision control mechanism for the test platform and related test cases. Regular Interaction with various switch vendors for co-debugging or feature request. Collaborate with other test development engineers and transceiver engineers to create a co-development environment with certain rules established in a way to allow more effective sharing of the special test scripts developed by users for different products. Assist module design team/QA team for urgent optical transceiver evaluation, optimization and debugging on switches by providing customized test scripts or support on live debugging with real-time script modification. Need light travel to other sites to facilitate the implementation of the Switch-based test platform and database integration.

Requirements

• B.S. EE degree with 9-year experience or M.S. EE degree with 7-year experience required
• Strong programming skills with Python, C#, C/C++
• Strong data analysis skills with SQL, JMP, MS Excel.
• Strong skills in communication, presentation and documentation.
• Familiar with optical transceiver product characterization, validation and general failure analysis
• Familiar with or capable of quick learning on Switch OS, such as Sonic by MSFT, Cumulus by Nvidia and VEOS by Arista.
• Solid knowledge in PCBA, RF and Fiber optics is highly preferred
• Strong laboratory optical and electrical measurement skills required
• Hands-on experience in optical test instruments, such as DCA, OSA, BERT, etc., is a Must

Nice To Haves

• Solid knowledge in PCBA, RF and Fiber optics is highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead on the design of the Switch-Based test infrastructure
• Continuously improve the test coverage
• Collaborate with IT to design the proper database and DVT request portal
• Establish the proper revision control mechanism for the test platform and related test cases.
• Regular Interaction with various switch vendors for co-debugging or feature request.
• Collaborate with other test development engineers and transceiver engineers to create a co-development environment
• Assist module design team/QA team for urgent optical transceiver evaluation, optimization and debugging on switches
• Need light travel to other sites to facilitate the implementation of the Switch-based test platform and database integration.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Industry: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing