Senior Photonics Test Development Engineer

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's 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.

SUMMARY
Jabil is seeking an experienced Senior Photonics Test Development Engineer in Ottawa, Canada. In this role, 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 Jabil’s 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.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop manufacturing and/or design verification test plans for optimal test coverage, test time and cost efficiency. Develop 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.

MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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 as optical power, optical power loss/gain, optical wavelength/spectrum, polarization, polarization dependent loss, optical 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 with testing 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 of PCBAs 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.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Electrical Engineering Degree or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years in photonics/optical test development in an R&D, EMS or OEM environment.
  

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