Job Description
locations
Canada - Ottawa (Bill Leathem)
time type
Full time
posted on
Posted Today
job requisition id
202648
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Lumentum Canada was awarded the 2022 National Capital Region's Top Employers for the 6th consecutive year and the 2022 Career Directory Canada's Best Employers for Recent Graduates for the 5th consecutive year.
This position is an opportunity to work in the Manufacturing Test Engineering team for Lumentum's Optical Transport Subsystems division. In this role, you will guide the team responsible for implementing automated processes used to calibrate and test the company's latest generations of telecom subsystem modules. Products include Wavelength Selective Switches (WSS), Contentionless MxN ROADMs, Optical Channel Monitors (OCM), and Dynamic Gain Equalizers (DGE).
You will be part of a multidisciplinary team that provides scalable solutions to enable high-quality manufacturing of precision optical modules that form the backbone of global optical communications networks.
The role involves working with state-of-the-art technologies including Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS), Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Silicon Photonics (Si-Pho). Primarily it involves the integration of opto-electronic elements with digital and analog circuits, along with embedded software, to enable precise and robust functionality. The team is responsible for automated calibration and test processes that support the product from inception to volume production. These processes are aimed at achieving maximal performance and yielding important data for both R&D and manufacturing. This is done in collaboration with related teams such as embedded firmware, hardware, and optical design, as well as interfacing with global manufacturing.
Duties include:
- Work closely with R&D teams to develop calibration and test plans aimed at optimizing product performance and ensuring compliance to specifications
- Develop automation software and work with manufacturing facilities to introduce and support calibration and test implementation
- Through teamwork and technical approaches, solve problems related to product failures or test system issues
- Enhance reliability, yield, and throughput of test processes in manufacturing while maintaining low cost
- Manage test data and production trends to enable continuous improvement
Skills and Experience:
- Post-Secondary degree in Science/Engineering Field
- Knowledge of optical communication principles and technology
- Object-oriented programming (experience with VB.NET and C# preferred)
- Experience with software-driven instrument control
- Familiarity with database (SQL) and statistical analysis tools
- Logical problem solving skills and technical aptitude
- Understanding of analog and digital electronics (schematics, debugging)
- Proven ability to work within a team in a rapid time-to-market product development cycle
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills