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Optical Engineer, RTP, Test Software Architecture and Optics NPI
$173K–$245K
Menlo Park, CA · Full-time · Posted Aug 10, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in optical networking hardware development; product volume-production experience required.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads optical transceiver validation and new product introduction, building Python test infrastructure and taking optical platforms from development through mass production and sustaining.
What you'll do
- Architect and maintain automated Python test frameworks for optical transceivers and subsystems, including instrument control, test stations, and data pipelines.
- Lead vendor- and ODM-partnered optical NPI programs through EVT/DVT/PVT, mass-production ramp, and sustaining; debug failures and drive corrective actions.
- Define optical test methodologies, support production readiness and fleet-health tooling, and set software engineering standards while mentoring engineers and technicians.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8+ years in development roles for optical networking hardware, with a track record of taking new products into volume production.
- Production-quality Python test software development and hands-on experience with high-speed optical and electrical testing, automation, and lab instrumentation.
- Experience leading optical transceiver NPI programs with vendors and/or ODMs.
Nice to have
- Experience with optical integration technologies such as InP PICs, silicon-photonic PICs, PIC-IC integration, and 3D optical packaging.
- Familiarity with additional languages such as C/C++, MATLAB, or Rust.
Pay
$173,000/year to $245,000/year (base salary)
Tools
Python, Git/Mercurial, NumPy, pandas, SQL, SCPI/VISA, PyVISA, C/C++
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