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Optics Engineer
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
$150,000 to $180,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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- $150,000 to $180,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Posting language
- English
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Product Development & Design
- Develop component and subsystem specifications based on product requirements.
- Design and simulate optical components and systems.
- Design optical modules and sub-assemblies with manufacturability, testability, quality, and reliability in mind.
- Coordinate with optical, mechanical, digital hardware, firmware, and software engineering teams to achieve product architecture and packaging objectives.
- Generate high-quality technical documentation, including design specifications and test plans.
Testing & Validation
- Evaluate optoelectronic components and subsystems using laboratory test setups.
- Verify compliance with supplier specifications and ADTRAN product requirements.
- Perform reliability testing of optical components and modules, including Telcordia GR-468 and related standards.
- Define and support production test strategies used at contract manufacturing facilities.
- Support test automation initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.
Collaboration & Support
- Provide technical input to New Product Introduction (NPI), Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, and Sales organizations.
- Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure successful product deployment.
- Identify technical risks and develop mitigation plans.
- Support volume manufacturing and ongoing product lifecycle activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Education
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
Required Experience & Skills
- Strong knowledge of Optical Communications Theory and Digital Communications Theory.
- Experience designing and developing optical modules and optical sub-assemblies.
- Hands-on testing experience with optical components, modules, and subsystems.
- Experience with optical system simulation and analysis tools.
- Test automation experience.
- Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Proven ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Ethernet standards.
- Familiarity with optical component reliability requirements.
- Experience working with telecommunications standards including Telcordia, IEC, and ITU.
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Responsibilities
Design and simulate optical components, systems, modules, and sub-assemblies, and develop their specifications and technical documentation in coordination with multidisciplinary teams. Test and validate optoelectronic products, support reliability and production testing, and collaborate with suppliers and internal teams on product introduction, manufacturing, risk mitigation, and lifecycle activities.
Requirements
A bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in electrical engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline is required, along with strong knowledge of optical and digital communications theory. Candidates should have experience designing and testing optical modules and subsystems, using optical simulation tools and test automation, and producing technical documentation; knowledge of Ethernet and telecommunications reliability standards is preferred.
Skills
- Optical Communications Theory
- Digital Communications Theory
- Optical Module Design
- Optical Sub-Assembly Design
- Optical System Simulation
- Optical Testing
- Test Automation
- Reliability Testing
- Technical Documentation
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Risk Mitigation
- Production Test Strategy
- Ethernet Standards
- Telcordia Standards
- IEC Standards
- ITU Standards
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Categories
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Technology
- Science & Research
Keywords
- Optical Communications
- Digital Communications
- Optoelectronic Components
- Optical Components
- Optical Systems
- Optical Modules
- Optical Sub-Assemblies
- Optical System Simulation
- Laboratory Testing
- Reliability Testing
- Telcordia GR-468
- Ethernet Standards
- IEC Standards
- ITU Standards
- Test Automation
- Production Testing
- Manufacturability
- Testability
- Quality
- Reliability
- Product Development
- Product Architecture
- New Product Introduction
- Contract Manufacturing
- Technical Documentation
- Risk Mitigation
- Supplier Collaboration