Optical Engineer

$133k - $247k per year

Infinera

Pay Range (Annual)

$133,000.00 - $247,000.00

At Infinera, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. Your actual base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. This role may be eligible for equity grants, discretionary bonuses, or commission payments. The amount of these incentives is based on the terms of the Company’s incentive plans, the Company’s financial performance, and/or individual employee job performance.

Infinera also offers paid leave, health coverage, Registered Retirement Saving Program (RRSP), life and disability insurance to all eligible employees.

This position will provide product design and development leadership within the Optical Engineering Team focused on the next generation transponder/muxponder product family. As a senior technical contributor, you will work closely with x-functional teams including HW, DSP, FW, and SW, to optimize client and line side optics performance. Responsibilities include full integration of the line modules with performance optimization and quality assurance, performing design validation/testing to verify module function and system performance, translating system requirements to detailed line module specifications along with peer engineering groups, and interfacing with vendors to source optical components and modules that meet product requirements. Additionally, you will mentor and guide other engineers in the department.

Requirements

  • MS or PhD degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or related majors
  • Must have 3 or more years of recent experience in Coherent Optical Communication (Transceivers/Transponders)
  • Must have 5+ years of optical engineering development experience
  • Must be willing to work in the office 5 days a week
  • Deep technical competency in Coherent Optical Communication technology, Digital Signal Processing, and high-speed optical signal generation and detection
  • Familiarity with standard industry design validation processes and product life cycle
  • Familiarity with optical communication systems and linear and nonlinear impairments and tradeoff, such as crosstalk, OSNR, chromatic dispersion, PMD, SPM, XPM, FWM, etc.
  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
  • Good English communication skills
  • Good people skills, team player
  • Unfortunately, we will not be able to sponsor any VISAs for this role.

“This position requires direct or indirect access to certain confidential information, hardware, software, technology, or technical information (referred to here as “Export-Controlled Information”) controlled under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All personnel in this position must be eligible to or be able to obtain authorization from the appropriate agency to access applicable Export-Controlled Information. The U.S. Department of Commerce currently requires a foreign person with a most recent citizenship or permanent residency of Sudan, Ukraine, or a country currently designated in Country Group D:1, E:1 or E:2 (Supplement No. 1 to Part 740, Title 15) to have an export control license to access our Export-Controlled Information, unless they meet certain exemptions provided under U.S. export control laws and regulations. The list of applicable countries in Country Group D:1, E:1 or E:2 may be updated by the U.S. government from time to time. The current processing time for an export control license is approximately 4 to 6 months.

Your employment or engagement with Infinera shall be contingent on verifying your eligibility or requirement for obtaining a necessary license and/or authorization from the appropriate agency. You will be required to provide certain information for export control compliance assessment purposes, and your information will be reviewed by Infinera's hiring and export control teams to ensure compliance with the U.S. export control laws and regulations. Infinera will collect necessary documents (such as proof of citizenship etc.) to assess license/authorization requirements if you are offered and accept the position.”

Infinera is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Infinera complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.

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