Sr. Optical Network Development Engineer, Network Product Development - Optics

Amazon • Cupertino, CA

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About The Position

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.

The Core Networking team is looking for a Sr. Optical Network Development
Engineer to join our Network Product Development (NPD) team. As a Sr. Optical
Network Development Engineer, you will be responsible for building, deploying
and scaling the Amazon networks that support AWS, customers, and other business
units, across multiple global data centers.

AWS Core Networking is focused on building Data Centers and the network that
allows Data Centers to function efficiently. They own the solutions that allow
racks to be aggregated and Data Centers to be interconnected. Core Networking’s
goal is to balance efficiency, performance and reliability to allow customers
access to their applications and data.

On an everyday basis as part of our team, you have the unique opportunity to
understand the growing AWS network and our internal customers’ requirement on
interconnect solutions. You'll work backwards to devise hardware solutions by
influencing the broad industry and/or to develop software tools with sister
teams to maintain a highly available network that delights AWS customers. You
design and implement processes and mechanisms that both help the team to deliver
business impact to the organization in a systemic way, while also helping to
raise the bar on our operational excellence.
Operating at the scale we do, there is no blueprint for how to do what we do,
which encourages our engineers to identify and develop simple solutions to
complex problems. We encourage durable solutions that look around corners while
taking into consideration our customer needs from a cost, performance, and
reliability perspective. We work closely with our internal partners that design,
build and operate the network to ensure that our solutions meet their needs and
exceed their expectations.

Within AWS Networking the NPD (Network Product Development) organization is
responsible for, designing the hardware, building the software, and owning the
interconnects for the routers that power the global AWS network. Beyond product
delivery we actively manage the fleet or routers in a network that grows by 70%
annually. This means tracking key business and operational metrics to ensure
that we operate smoothly and minimize or eliminate customer impact due to device
related issues for a transparent AWS customer experience.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering or equivalent worked experience.
• 8+ years of work experience on optical communication systems or components.
• 8+ years of experience with optical transceivers, IEEE standards and optical transceiver MSAs.
• 4+ years of experience developing test scripts for optics validation and characterization.
• 2+ years of experience working with optical and networking merchant silicon suppliers, manufacturing processes, and qualifications.
• 1+ years of professional development experience with Python or a similar scripting language for automation scripting.

Nice To Haves

• PhD or foreign equivalent in Physics, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering or a related field.
• In depth expertise in hardware and systems design and development, including DSPs and module management interfaces.
• Expertise in debugging and troubleshooting hardware.
• Experience working with ODM and CM suppliers of Optical Modules.
• Experience in the product development lifecycle.
• Ability to innovate or invent network solutions to business problems.
• Team mentoring and technical team leadership experience

Responsibilities

• Optical Network Development Engineers perform high quality network and/or systems operations, deployments, scaling, technology refresh, sustaining engineering, best practices application, optimization, internal/external customer interactions, and produce appropriate technical documentation.
• Review/contribute to product designs and technology roadmaps.
• Drive product development activities and plans with customers and peers, be a key influencer.
• Troubleshoot complex problems and develop innovative solutions Focus on ambiguous problem areas in existing or new network architecture and systems development initiatives, propose and deliver projects that have a significant business and/or customer impact.
• Collaborate with vendors/manufacturers to evaluate new hardware and software features. Create implementations plans for incorporating them into the network.
• Automate optical test plans and qualify optical modules.
• Collaborate with vendors/manufactures in defining and developing test plans for Optical Modules.
• Work with network operations team in identifying operation issues and improving quality and RMA process.

Benefits

• Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level