Staff Verification Engineer

Coherent Corp. US • Horsham, PA

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About The Position

The position involves software development and teamwork, with a focus on testing optical transmission systems. The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to analyze system specifications and technical requirements, as well as the design and development of comprehensive test plans. The candidate will work with senior engineers to conduct end-to-end testing, develop and maintain automation scripts, and execute test cases based on customer requirements. The position also emphasizes adherence to company values and quality standards.

Requirements

• BA or BS in Engineering or Computer Science required.
• 0-2 years of experience in communication systems verification testing.
• Experience in automated northbound interface testing: Netconf/YANG, CLI, SNMP.
• Experience with DWDM optical systems, familiar with EDFA, WSS, OCM, and OTDR.
• Experience with Transponder products, familiar with 100G, 400G, 800G L1 optical modules.
• Experience in testing Linux-based embedded systems.
• Experience in Python or other scripting languages for automation testing.
• Experience in network protocols such as TCP/IP, Ethernet, OTN.
• Experience with lab bench debugging tools like oscilloscopes and optical spectrum analyzers.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Chinese is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Discuss and review system requirement documents.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze system specifications and technical requirements.
• Assist in the design and development of comprehensive test plans covering functional, performance, and boundary scenarios.
• Create traceability matrices aligning test cases with system requirements.
• Work with senior engineers to conduct end-to-end testing of optical transmission systems including signal integrity validation, network resilience testing, L1 performance benchmarking, and L0 performance.
• Develop/maintain Python-based automation scripts.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for regression testing using Jenkins/Gitlab.
• Create test summary reports for each release.
• Maintain daily sanity tests and run regression tests in each software load.
• Perform regression testing for software/hardware upgrades.
• Review customer requirements or issues and propose investigation actions.
• Work with senior engineers to design new test cases based on customer findings or new feature requests.
• Execute test cases on new software loads and generate test reports.
• Develop automation scripts for regression tests.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer.
• Assistance or accommodation due to a disability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees