Sr PhotonicsOptical Test Development Engineer IV

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL) we are proud to be a trusted partner for the worlds top brands offering comprehensive engineering supply chain and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

JOB SUMMARY:

Jabil is looking for an experienced Sr. Photonics Test Development Engineer to become part of its growing Test Engineering a Test Development Engineer you will be responsible for developing test solutions for photonics/optics products; including developing the test strategy and test plan selecting/sourcing test equipment and test fixtures/hardware developing the test automation software and deploying the completed test solutions worldwide at Jabil manufacturing sites and/or design verification labs.

You will work closely with customers and Jabils extended cross-functional teams (R&D Manufacturing Program Management Quality) to deliver optimized manufacturing test solutions for both customer and Jabil-designed products. You will also support R&D in evaluating performance of early product releases.

You will be a strong team player and play a critical member in defining future test strategies for the Photonics Test Engineering team at Jabil.

• Develop and optimize manufacturing test strategies for new and existing photonics products including leading edge coherent optical products.

• Develop manufacturing and/or design verification test plans for optimal test coverage test time and cost test capacity analyses for product demand forecasts provided by Sales/Business Managers.
• Develop test hardware solutions including selection of test equipment and design of test fixtures/test PCBAs.
• Develop test software solutions including test automation scripts operator GUI and data analysis using software languages such as Python C# MATLAB etc.
• Verify test station operation performance stability and robustness.
• Perform hands-on design verification testing (DVT) of prototypes in R&D labs when requested. Maximize reuse of DVT software for subsequent manufacturing test solution.
• Generate test documentation such as test plans test hardware descriptions test software requirements/descriptions test equipment lists test procedures debug/troubleshooting manuals training plans etc.
• Provide test/diagnostics training to technicians test operators and other test engineers as required.

• Support root cause analysis & troubleshooting activities on NPI and volume product in test. Analyze test data to determine issues with product test performance and recommend corrective actions.

• Assist in developing budgets quoting new projects and estimating cost impact of change requests.

• Collaborate with extended teams to develop project schedules and execute projects to completion.

• Typically reports to Manager Photonics Test Engineering.
• On large projects leads team of Test Development Engineers on Photonics Test Development Projects. Coaches and guides other team members and participates in implementing best test engineering practices throughout the organization.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS - KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

Mandatory Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience in the testing of photonics technology (devices modules line cards shelves etc.).
• Strong knowledge of English (both spoken and written). Able to converse on technical topics in English and to prepare and present reports in English.
• Good understanding of fundamental optical concepts such asoptical poweropticalpower loss/gain optical wavelength/spectrum polarizationpolarization dependent lossoptical signal-to-noise ratio etc.
• Good understanding of key test and measurement concepts utilized in assessing the performance of optical transmitters receivers and transceivers such as bit error rate eye diagram characterization jitter etc.
• Experience with standard test equipment used for test and characterization of optical products such as bit error rate testers optical power meters optical amplifiers optical spectrum analyzers wavelength meters etc.
• Experience developing software/test scripts using object-oriented software languages: Python (preferred) C etc.

Beneficial Requirements:

• Experience withtesting photonic products with coherent optical technology.
• Experience with testing pluggable transceivers such as SFP QSFP CFP2/CFP4 etc.
• Past development writing s/w used for test automation: Python C C# MATLAB Test Stand LabVIEW C/C ATEasy etc.
• Experience with support of manufacturing sites where optical products are built and tested.
• Some experience with functional testing ofPCBAs is desirable.
• Good understanding of manufacturing test strategies for optical products.
• Good understanding of the differences between manufacturing test and design verification test.
• Experience in developing cost-effective test stations for volume manufacturing.

General Requirements:

• Strong root cause analysis and troubleshooting skills.
• Leader. Oversees and/or mentors others. Works well within a team environment.
• Self-starter highly motivated and with strong desire of accountability and ownership.
• Ability to develop project schedules budgets and track projects to completion.
• Compliance with Employee Health and Safety policies (EHS) and Corporate IT Security policy
• Willingness to travel world-wide up to 20% of the time.
• Fluent in use of standard Microsoft Office tools.

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