# Optical System Engineer

Molex possesses a rich heritage in the optical industry. We provide the highest performing and field-proven optical solutions from components, modules to integrated line-cards. We provide cutting edge wavelength management and amplifier technologies. Our comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software integration capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks. Our team in Fremont is hiring an Optical System Engineer to join our optical transmission team. We develop cutting edge network components and modules, such as high speed Optical Transceivers, DWDM/WDM Filters, Optical Amplifiers, Raman Amplifiers, Dynamic Gain Equalizer (DGE) and Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS). In this role, the Engineer will be responsible for developing optical transmission system and sub-system simulations and define inputs for system design and performing system validation. The engineer will build and manage system test beds and support customer needs throughout the development process. The main focus of the role will be development optical transition system simulations and work with colleagues in various geographic sites to develop

- **Id**: 4053332
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/koch-industries-optical-system-engineer-2>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Fremont, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T03:04:44Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T03:09:44Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6376
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Life insurance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Paper & Pulp Manufacturing, Chemical Manufacturing, Glass & Ceramics Manufacturing, Oil & Gas

## Company

- **Id**: 13911
- **Name**: Koch Industries
- **Domain**: kochinc.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/kochinc>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Avature

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 21
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 19
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 140000
- **Max**: 190000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 190000

## Technologies

- **BERT** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T03:04:44Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: no; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 4; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Offered visa sponsorship in 4 of its adverts here in 24 months; Filings 12m: 0

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 19
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T04:14:44Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 190000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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