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As an Optical Network Engineer, Inter-satellite Link Avionics, you will join the hardware development team to design, prototype, and characterize hardware supporting high-speed optical communication links. Your daily responsibilities include collaborating with vendors to qualify commercial off-the-shelf components, driving custom component development for reliable systems, leading design verification and qualification testing, and automating optical test plans to qualify modules. You will also analyze large volumes of data to identify risks and troubleshoot issues to deliver optical inter-satellite links. The role requires expertise in optical communication systems, transceivers, IEEE standards, and transceiver MSAs. Technical skills include high-speed characterization using electrical probe stations, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and spectrum analyzers. You will also utilize knowledge of internet routing protocols and develop test scripts for optics validation within the context of inter-satellite link technology.
Design, prototype, and characterize hardware to support high-speed optical communication links.
Collaborate with vendors to qualify commercial components and drive the development of custom parts.
Lead design verification and qualification testing for optical systems.
Automate optical test plans and perform qualification tests on optical modules.
Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with stakeholders to deliver functional inter-satellite links.
Analyze large volumes of data to identify design gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
What we're looking for
Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or granted asylum/refugee status for export control compliance.
Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, Electronics, Communication Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
4+ years of experience with major internet routing protocols.
4+ years of work experience on optical communication systems or components.
4+ years of experience with optical transceivers, IEEE standards, and optical transceiver MSAs.
1+ years of experience developing test scripts for optics validation and characterization.
Experience in high-speed characterization of devices using electrical probe stations and high-frequency test equipment like oscilloscopes and network analyzers.
Master or PhD Degree in Physics, Electronics, Optical Engineering, or Communication Engineering (preferred).
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Rust
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Oscilloscopes
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Multimeters
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