Optical Systems Tester Job at Secur-Serv in Richardson

Job Title

Optical Networking Systems Tester

Base Pay Range

$35.00/hr - $40.00/hr

Location

Richardson, TX – Full Time Onsite

Summary

The successful candidate will help to build the foundation that keeps Verizon in front of the competition. The work you will be doing will enable deployment of new network infrastructure, products and services utilizing the latest lab testing methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute optical transceiver design and qualification plans, including electrical, optical, and system-level validation
• Develop and execute pluggable Optics qualification requirements and drive the test of the physical components deployed in the network, as well as the end-to-end lifecycle management
• Developing and maintaining optical transmission system testing bed in full characterization of optical components and modules as well as system performance measurement for optimization direction.
• Design, develop, and maintain automation scripts to streamline production line testing and validation processes.
• Conduct end-to-end simulations and modeling to optimize signal integrity, power efficiency, and thermal performance.
• Validate optical transceiver block functionality, including loopback, DDM/DOM monitoring, FEC performance under stress
• Conduct signal integrity analysis: eye mask testing, Vertical Eye Closure (VEC), Transmitter and Dispersion Eye Closure Quaternary (TDECQ), Channel Operating Margin (COM).
• Perform thermal cycling, power stress, voltage margining, and environmental reliability testing
• Evaluating signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), optical SNR (OSNR), bit-error rate (BER), Q-factor, OSNR penalty and Q-penalty of the transmission system, including filtering, chromatic dispersion, PMD, PDL, crosstalk, nonlinearities, etc.
• Configure and debug host-side switches, for example, Cisco 4k, Ciena 6500, Fujitsu 9500, etc using CLI/GUI
• Verify host-module interoperability, link training, lane tuning, and signal integrity performance
• Enforce standards for documentation and configuration management to ensure a high standard of quality.
• Proactively engage team resources to ensure delivery schedules are meet
• Capture documentation deliverables for insertion into Design Guides, Operation Guides and Engineering Packages
• Demonstrates the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing time and resources to achieve specified outcomes within a clearly defined timeframe and standards.
• Communicates with clarity and precision, presenting complex information in a concise format that is audience appropriate.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in optical networking, technical sales, or field applications engineering.
• Demonstrated success with high-speed optical components and systems, including QSFP-DD/OSFP, coherent pluggables (ZR/ZR+), and silicon photonics-based solutions.
• Deep familiarity with optical layer design, including DCI planning, ROADM deployment, mux/demux integration, and metro/regional long-haul design
• Hands-on experience with the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of: DWDM systems, Coherent optical transmission systems, Optical amplification technologies (EDFA, Raman), Optical protection schemes and Pluggable optics and transponders
• Hands-on experience with optical test equipment for troubleshooting and validation, including OTDR (Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer), OSA (Optical Spectrum Analyzer), BERT (Bit Error Rate Tester), and optical power meters.
• Fundamental understanding of optical communication systems, DWDM transmission systems, fiber transmission penalties, photonic integrated components, electronic (integrated) circuits, and signal analysis and processing.
• Hands-on experience working with system-level optical communication hardware and components.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills for product design and debug

What Will Put You Ahead

• Familiarity with Verizon back-office systems
• Familiarity with L10/L11 validation processes, including eye diagram measurements.
• Familiarity with MSA CMIS (v4.0+) and SFF-8636, including diagnostics, state machines, and memory maps
• Solid understanding of optical module technologies: QSFP-DD, OSFP, MPO, AOC, and pluggable optics.
• Hands-on technical background in PAM4 optical transceiver designs – EML, Silicon Photonics, DSP, driver, TIA, PCB/PCBA, electrical and optical packaging
• Expertise on high-speed optoelectronic and RF components – designs, specifications, characterization, performance, and qualification

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting and Telecommunications