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The Lead Embedded System Verification Engineer will define test infrastructure, review system requirements, develop automated test solutions and perform end-to-end validation of optical transmission systems. Working with cross-functional teams, you will help ensure new and existing products meet performance, quality and customer requirements.
What You’ll Do
- Review system requirements and translate them into comprehensive test plans.
- Create traceability matrices linking test cases to technical requirements.
- Establish verification standards, tools and best practices for a new team.
- Validate optical provisioning, alarms, telemetry and software upgrades across CLI and gRPC interfaces.
- Conduct end-to-end testing of optical transmission systems, including:
- Signal-integrity validation.
- Network resilience, protection switching and failure recovery.
- Layer 1 performance, including BER, Q-factor and latency.
- Layer 0 performance, including optical power, spectrum and OSNR.
- Develop and maintain Python-based test automation.
- Implement CI/CD regression pipelines using Jenkins or GitLab.
- Run daily sanity tests and software/hardware regression testing.
- Develop test cases for new features and customer-reported issues.
- Produce test-summary and project-status reports for each release.
- Collaborate with software, hardware, systems and product teams throughout development.
About You...
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Five or more years of experience in communications-system verification and testing.
- Experience automating northbound interface testing using NETCONF/YANG, CLI or SNMP.
- Experience testing Linux-based embedded systems.
- Strong Python scripting skills and familiarity with Visual Studio Code.
- Knowledge of network protocols, including TCP/IP, Ethernet and OTN.
- Experience with DWDM technologies such as EDFA, WSS, OCM and OTDR.
- Practical experience using oscilloscopes, optical spectrum analysers and other laboratory debugging equipment.
- Ability to work independently, manage priorities and deliver against demanding schedules.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Experience with 100G, 400G and 800G optical transponder modules would be advantageous. Knowledge of Chinese is also an asset.
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Our ICARE Values
Everything we do is guided by our ICARE values:
- Integrity – Create an environment of trust.
- ✨ Collaboration – Innovate through the sharing of ideas.
- Accountability – Own the process and the outcome.
- Respect – Recognize the value in everyone.
- Enthusiasm – Find a sense of purpose in work.
Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!
Note to recruiters and employment agencies: We will not pay for unsolicited resumes from recruiters and employment agencies unless we have a signed agreement and have required assistance, in writing, for a specific opening.
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