Senior Optical Product Development Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Our Direct Client has a new Senior Optical Product Development Engineer job. As an R&D Product Development Engineer, you’ll be responsible for researching, designing, prototyping, testing, qualifying electro-optic circuit pack assemblies and transferring new designs into a production environment. This role will provide production and field support for developed products. Products will include optical amplifiers, line monitoring equipment, command response telemetry equipment, as well as other terminal optical equipment. The position relies heavily on knowledge of fiber optic components (including lasers, amplifiers, modulators, OCM, WSS, couplers, filters, WDMS, isolators, Photodiodes, receivers, optical connectors) as well as optics, fiber optics, direct and coherent detection, OTDRs, optical testing methods, reliability, and computer control of devices and instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Participate in product requirement and design reviews.
• Devise and develop new electro-optic modules and optical amplifiers for terminal applications.
• Simulate electro-optic performance using optical modeling tools
• Specify components, negotiate with suppliers and characterize fiber optic components to be used in above-mentioned modules.
• Plan and complete design verification and environmental qualification test regimes as well as write applicable reports.
• Analyze, interpret, and present test data that validate optical module performance.
• Create manufacturing test requirements and transfer newly designed modules from R&D to manufacturing.
• Support manufacturing and provide field support throughout the life of such modules.
• Consistently ensures that business is always conducted with integrity and that behavior aligns with Client’s policies, procedures, and core values of quality, accountability, innovation, and teamwork.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as presentation, planning, organization, and facilitation skills.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics, or related degree required. 
• Minimum of 8 years of optical design experience, 10+ is preferred.
• Deep understanding of fiber optics, electro-optic equipment, and communication systems.
• Must have a deep understanding of the design and function of fiber optics, optical amplifier design, optical components, optical test methods, electro-optic equipment, and communication systems.
• Must have substantial laboratory skills and experience devising, developing, prototyping, and transferring new electro-optic designs into manufactured products.
• Knowledge of design (modeling) and test of Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers (EDFAs).
• Capable of assembly fiber optic modules (like EDFAs or test jigs) using standard assembly techniques (fusion splicing and fiber routing).
• Ability to test new designs and analyze measurement data to extract parameters and performance metrics.
• Familiarity with manufacturing test procedures development and being able to transfer designs from R&D to manufacturing.
• If you are interested in this Senior Optical Product Development Engineer job please apply now to be connected with a member of our team.
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• Aquinas Consulting is a woman and minority owned company headquartered in Milford, CT that provides Engineering, Information Technology (IT), and Manufacturing staffing solutions throughout the US. We take pride in 20 years of service to our clients, our hiring managers, our consultants, and our local community. Aquinas is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and committed to considering all qualified applications without regard to race, genetic information, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.