Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience mid

Exp. Years 6+ years

Education Bachelor's degree or above in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics or physics

Category Engineering (Non-Software)

About this role

Develop and validate optical hardware and interconnects for AWS data centers; manage supplier relationships and drive hardware design from concept to manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

Work with vendors/manufacturers to evaluate new optical hardware features; Develop and execute automated test plans for optical modules; Collaborate with ODM/CM suppliers; Solve technical challenges in network architecture and optical systems development; Monitor fleet module quality and improve manufacturing yields

Technical Overview

Focus on optical transceivers, DWDM, and hardware development; automation scripting in Python; collaboration with ODM/CM suppliers and manufacturing teams; ensure high-quality, scalable optical modules.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a seasoned hardware engineer with 6+ years of optical communications, strong scripting in Python, and experience with optical modules and ODM/CM suppliers. They excel at driving hardware development from design through manufacturing.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineeringcomputer sciencemathematics or physics6+ years of optical communication experience4+ years of test script development for optics validation2+ years working with optical and networking merchant silicon suppliers/manufacturing processes/qualifications1+ years Python automation scripting

Nice-to-Have Skills

PhD in Physics/Electrical Engineering/Optical Engineering6+ years with optical transceivers and IEEE standardsDWDM expertiseHardware and systems design and developmentDebugging hardwareODM/CM suppliers experienceProduct development lifecycle

Tools & Platforms

PythonAutomation scripting

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineeringcomputer sciencemathematics or physics; optical transceivers; DWDM; IEEE standards; hardware design; hardware development; Python; automation scripting; optical module characterization; ODM/CM suppliers; manufacturing processes; test scripts

Hard Skills

Optical transceiversDWDMIEEE standardsHardware designHardware developmentPythonAutomation scriptingOptical module characterizationODM/CM supplier managementManufacturing processesTest automation

Soft Skills

Team collaborationProblem-solvingCommunicationOperational excellence

Industry & Role

Industry Telecommunications

Job Function Design and develop optical hardware interconnects for AWS network at scale.

Role Subtype Cloud Hardware Development Engineer

Tech Domains Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Design, Python, Automation, Manufacturing

Keywords for Your Resume

cloud hardware development engineeroptical transceiversdw dmieee standardshardware designhardware developmentpythonautomation scriptingoptical module characterizationodmcm suppliermanufacturing processestest scriptscupertinoaws infrastructure servicesnetwork infrastructurecm suppliers

Deal Breakers

No optical transceiver experience, No DWDM or IEEE standards experience, No ODM/CM supplier experience

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