Engineer Staff, HW Development
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 17, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026. Lumentum scores B on the Alion truth index.
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Lumentum is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Hardware Development Engineer to join our team and take ownership of testing and validating 1.6T Optical Modules. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in optical module testing, automation, and quality assurance, ensuring that our products meet high-performance and reliability standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Validate hardware performance using lab instruments such as oscilloscopes, bit error rate testers (BERT), vector network analyzers (VNA), and optical spectrum analyzers (OSA).
- Conduct root-cause analysis and debugging of hardware issues during bring-up and testing phases.
- Ensure hardware meets industry standards such as IEEE 802.3, OIF, and MSA specifications.
- Work with suppliers to evaluate and qualify critical components including lasers, modulators, drivers, TIAs, and DSPs.
- Support manufacturing, test development, and reliability validation for new product introduction (NPI).
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, or Testing Engineer.
- Hands-on experience with high-speed measurements and debugging.
- Familiarity with optical communication components and modulation formats (e.g., NRZ, PAM4, QAM).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and in a team.
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