Senior Optical Product Development Engineer (5634)

SubCom•Newington, NH

10d•Onsite

About The Position

As an R&D Product Development Engineer, you’ll be responsible for researching, designing, prototyping, testing, qualifying electro-optic circuit pack assemblies and transferring new designs into a production environment. This role will provide production and field support for developed products. Products will include optical amplifiers, line monitoring equipment, command response telemetry equipment, as well as other terminal optical equipment. The position relies heavily on knowledge of fiber optic components (including lasers, amplifiers, modulators, OCM, WSS, couplers, filters, WDMS, isolators, Photodiodes, receivers, optical connectors) as well as optics, fiber optics, direct and coherent detection, OTDRs, optical testing methods, reliability, and computer control of devices and instrumentation.

Requirements

Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics, or related degree required.
Minimum of 8 years of optical design experience, 10+ is preferred.
Deep understanding of fiber optics, electro-optic equipment and communication systems.
Must have a deep understanding of the design and function of fiber optics, optical amplifier design, optical components, optical test methods, electro-optic equipment and communication systems.
Must have substantial laboratory skills and experience devising, developing, prototyping and transferring new electro-optic designs into manufactured products.
Knowledge of design (modeling) and test of Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers (EDFAs).
Capable of assembly fiber optic modules (like EDFAs or test jigs) using standard assembly techniques (fusion splicing and fiber routing).
Ability to test new designs and analyze measurement data to extract parameters and performance metrics.
Familiarity with manufacturing test procedures development and being able to transfer designs from R&D to manufacturing.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as presentation, planning, organization, and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

Participate in product requirement and design reviews.
Devise and develop new electro-optic modules and optical amplifiers for terminal applications.
Simulate electro-optic performance using optical modeling tools
Specify components, negotiate with suppliers and characterize fiber optic components to be used in above-mentioned modules.
Plan and complete design verification and environmental qualification test regimes as well as write applicable reports.
Analyze, interpret and present test data that validate optical module performance.
Create manufacturing test requirements and transfer newly designed modules from R&D to manufacturing.
Support manufacturing and provide field support throughout the life of such modules.
Consistently ensures that business is always conducted with integrity and that behavior aligns with SubCom policies, procedures, and core values of quality, accountability, innovation, and teamwork.