Coherent Corp. · 14 hours ago
Principal Switch Test Engineer
Fremont, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expCoherent Corp. is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. They are seeking a Principal Switch Test Engineer to lead the design of the Switch-Based test infrastructure and improve test coverage while collaborating with various teams and vendors.
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Responsibilities
Lead on the design of the Switch-Based test infrastructure to standardize and facilitate the implementation of Switch-related test activities, such as Switch Characterization, Switch-based product optimization/interop study and Switch-based DVT/PVT test
Continuously improve the test coverage by adding new test cases or improving the configurability of the existing test cases to quickly accommodate the new test requirements from customers, design teams or QA organization for all affected products
Collaborate with IT to design the proper database and DVT request portal to standardize and regulate the Switch-based DVT test submission and data reporting
Establish the proper revision control mechanism for the test platform and related test cases
Regular Interaction with various switch vendors for co-debugging or feature request
Collaborate with other test development engineers and transceiver engineers to create a co-development environment with certain rules established in a way to allow more effective sharing of the special test scripts developed by users for different products
Assist module design team/QA team for urgent optical transceiver evaluation, optimization and debugging on switches by providing customized test scripts or support on live debugging with real-time script modification
Need light travel to other sites to facilitate the implementation of the Switch-based test platform and database integration
Qualification
Required
B.S. EE degree with 9-year experience or M.S. EE degree with 7-year experience required
Strong programming skills with Python, C#, C/C++
Strong data analysis skills with SQL, JMP, MS Excel
Strong skills in communication, presentation and documentation
Familiar with optical transceiver product characterization, validation and general failure analysis
Familiar with or capable of quick learning on Switch OS, such as Sonic by MSFT, Cumulus by Nvidia and VEOS by Arista
Strong laboratory optical and electrical measurement skills required
Hands-on experience in optical test instruments, such as DCA, OSA, BERT, etc., is a Must
Preferred
Solid knowledge in PCBA, RF and Fiber optics is highly preferred
Company
Coherent Corp.
Coherent empowers market innovators to define the future through breakthrough technologies, from materials to systems.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$3.44BKey Investors
JP Morgan Chase
2025-09-26Post Ipo Debt· $3.03B
2021-05-07Post Ipo Equity· $410M
1987-10-09IPO
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