Senior Network Hardware Test Engineer

• Does this position require a security clearance? No
• Years 3 to 5+ years
• Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages English

• Manage the lab, lab build, hardware inventory, vendors.
• Maintain test procedures, including functional, performance, and stress testing.
• Perform system-level validation across functional, performance, stress and reliability testing of networking hardware platforms, including Ethernet switches, optical interconnects , and integrated systems.
• Analyze complex test data, produce clear technical reports, and present findings to stakeholders.
• Diagnose and resolve complex hardware issues, including BER failures, link instability, and signal integrity challenges.
• Collaborate with hardware design, firmware, manufacturing, and operations teams to support high-quality product delivery.
• Improve validation methodologies, automation frameworks, and lab infrastructure.
• Validate compliance with industry standards, interoperability requirements, and cloud deployment specifications.
• Own validation deliverables, schedules, dependencies, and risk identification across assigned programs.

Skills:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in optical transceiver testing, quality assurance, or a related field, with demonstrated ownership of complex testing and validation activities
• Experience using optical test equipment, including optical spectrum analyzers (OSA), bit error rate testers (BERT), and optical power meters
• Experience validating high-speed data transmission technologies, including 10G, 40G, 100G, 400G, 800G and 1.6T.
• Strong background in the validation and qualification of networking hardware, particularly Ethernet switches and other high-speed platforms
• Hands-on experience testing and debugging optical modules, transceivers, and fiber-optic connections
• Deep understanding of bit error rate analysis, link stability, and signal integrity
• Experience developing test automation and scalable validation frameworks

• Translates component-level requirements into clear testable acceptance criteria.
• Contributes data on field performance and inventory health to roadmap discussions.
• Documents environmental and operational constraints for site and region use.

• Executes qualification plans for routers, switches, optics (e.g., 100/400/800G), OLS, timing, and cabling.
• Performs interoperability testing across vendors and software versions; logs and triages defects.
• Validates performance metrics (throughput, BER/FEC, latency, power draw) against targets.

• Collects price/power/thermals data to support make/buy and SKU selection decisions.
• Tracks vendor SLAs and RMA trends; escalates non-conformance with evidence.
• Supports alternate-source evaluations to reduce single-supplier risk.

• Follows lab safety, change control, and security handling procedures.
• Runs repeatable test procedures and captures objective evidence for audits.
• Verifies BOM accuracy, labeling, and regulatory marks prior to release.

• Prepares release packets (test results, known issues, mitigations) for operational handoff.
• Executes A/B or pilot deployments in labs; documents rollback criteria.
• Performs root cause analysis on field returns and drives corrective actions.

• Maintains dashboards for failure modes, MTBF/FRU rates, and burn-in results.
• Proposes minor process/tooling improvements to reduce qualification cycle time.
• Contributes to knowledge base articles and standard…