Hardware Engineer - Coherent Optics

Hardware Engineer - Coherent Optics

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge‑to‑cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next.

We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Location:

Sunnyvale, CA

HPE is seeking an Optical Engineer in the area of Coherent Optics. As a member of the Optical Engineering team you will drive novel technologies and solutions to create the next generation of packet‑optical products, primarily pluggable Digital Coherent Optics (DCOs) at bit rates of 800G and beyond. You will primarily work with vendors to qualify pluggable coherent optics as well as developing and scoping new ideas and technologies in this rapidly changing field.

You will need strong technical skills and be able to communicate complex ideas across multiple disciplines, organizational levels, and geographically diverse teams. You will have an opportunity to influence and guide the optical industry through peer to peer interactions as well as through the work of standards bodies and MSA's.

• Working as part of a cross‑functional team alongside software, hardware and system test engineers, scope, specify and test coherent optical pluggable modules as part of HPE’s extensive portfolio of switches and routers. This will involve close interaction with internal and external partners.
• Develop purchase specifications (P‑Specs) for coherent optical products (primarily QSFP‑DD and OSFP).
• Participate with suppliers on roadmaps, features and compliance to specifications.
• Develop test plans to verify and test against optical/electrical specifications.
• Review failed test results with supplier and drive compliance to specifications.
• Interact with internal teams (Mechanical, Thermal, System Engineering, HW/SW engineering) for coherent optics and router/switch system development.
• Participate in development of next generation coherent optics, > 800
  
  Gbps.
  • Monitor standards activity to understand HPE’s needs and contribute when needed.
  • Develop technical specifications based on evolving standards.
  • Discuss technical tradeoffs on key design and component decisions.
• Work on innovation projects to create Intellectual Property for HPE.
• Identify test equipment and test set architectures required to test new coherent optics products and continually work to improve test efficiency.
• Conduct optical system level verification testing when needed to understand/reproduce customer issues and escalations.
• Support PLM on customer RFP responses.

• BS or equivalent degree in a relevant engineering or physics discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of relative experience in industry.
• Experience in testing/qualifying coherent optical transceivers, including OSNR measurements, impairment testing and measurement of other optical parameters.
• Experience in optical system verification and optical line system performance optimization.
• Solid knowledge in DSP ASIC and its interaction within the pluggable optical modules.
• Proficiency in the programming/automation language, i.e. Python, C/C++, or MATLAB.
• Travel requirements for the position 5%.

• PhD in the field of optics, photonics, electrical, or related engineering degree.
• Experience with test automation using Python.
• Experience in coherent optical module development.

• Accountability, Action Planning, Active Learning, Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Agile Scrum Development, Analytical Thinking, Bias, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross‑Functional…