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You will own calibration, sustaining, and optical integration for our high-speed coherent linecard products-supporting the current generation in development and production, while helping define methods and practices for the next generation of coherent optics.\nYou will work across prototypes/EVB bring-up, linecard integration, manufacturing enablement, and ongoing performance sustainment, partnering with DSP, hardware, firmware, test, and manufacturing teams.\nOwn optical (and related electro-optic) calibration architecture, procedures, and tooling for coherent modules/linecards across development, NPI, and manufacturing; correlate calibration results with system KPIs (e.g. BER/FEC margin, OSNR tolerance, EVM/Q).\nLead sustaining for optical performance: production/yield issues, field returns, failure analysis support, root-cause analysis, and durable corrective actions with cross-functional owners.\nDrive optical integration from first prototypes/EVB through linecard integration and manufacturing process enablement; develop and document bring-up and optimization flows that scale from lab to factory.\nAnalyze test and calibration data; produce clear reports with findings, risk assessment, and recommendations.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to design, debug, and optimize coherent optical performance; troubleshoot system issues to maintain performance, reliability, and manufacturability.\nContribute calibration/integration learnings from the current product generation into next-generation coherent platforms.\nServe as a technical leader and mentor for optical engineers; communicate status, risks, and trade-offs to project leads and management.\nStay current with advancements in coherent optics and fiber communications and apply relevant methods to team practice.\n You have:\nMaster's or Ph.D. in Optical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field-or equivalent industry experience.\nMinimum of 7+ years of experience in optical engineering, with a focus on high-speed optical systems / coherent transceivers / linecards.\nProven expertise in optical calibration, sustaining/debug, and/or optical integration of coherent modules or linecards.\nStrong knowledge of optical components, systems, and coherent transmission technologies.\nIn-depth understanding of coherent transceivers and DSP blocks at Tx & Rx (e.g. pre-emphasis, equalization, carrier phase recovery, timing recovery, QAM modulation) and how they interact with calibration and optical front-end behavior.\nHands-on experience characterizing and troubleshooting high-speed coherent optics with lab equipment such as OSA, wave/spectrum analyzers, real-time oscilloscopes, optical switches/attenuators, and power meters.\nExcellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to own issues from first symptom to verified fix. 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