[Hiring] Principal Engineer - Optics @Celestica International LP

Role Description

Celestica Engineering is seeking a highly motivated and self-driven candidate qualified for the position of Optical System Engineer to help design and build market leading Fiber Optic Communication Switching Network. The Optical Engineer will be a member of the Engineering team in the larger Hardware Platform Development team. The candidate will be a Technical team leader, providing the detailed feature/functional specifications/system architecture, design and qualification for complex fiber Optics transceiver module and system, primarily 10 Gbit/s – 100 Gbit/s. This position requires an individual who will collaborate within R&D Engineering hardware and software teams on all matters related to datacenter and campus-wide network switch connectivity using Fiber Optics Components and other technologies.

• Experience and familiarity with vendor base for Optical Products is desired.
• Strong skills in developing Fiber Optic modules such as SFP+/XFP/CFP/QSFP.
• Perform optical and electrical characterization and qualification of high-speed pluggable optical transceivers and copper cables.
• Work closely with Engineering teams in new product introduction (NPI) process.
• Develop, automate, and document new test procedures for the qualification of new pluggable optical transceivers or cables.
• Work closely with signal integrity and electrical hardware teams to debug, test and bring-up the Ethernet switching hardware which supports optical transceivers and cables.
• Provide engineering expertise and onsite support for interoperability demonstrations.
• Support internal product development, qualification, and testing efforts.
• Support external optics certification and interoperability with 3rd party networking equipment.
• Help formulate vendor selection, management, and procurement strategy.
• Familiarity with high-speed pluggable transceiver form-factors and MSAs.
• Detailed experience with high-speed electrical and optical test equipment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in fiber optic communication and Hardware product development.
• Highly self-motivated with a strong multidisciplinary background.
• Demonstrated strong problem solving and analytical skills, ability to work independently or in a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Capable of understanding complicated systems quickly.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering - Master’s degree preferred.
• Educational Requirements may vary by Geography.

Company Description

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.