Lead Engineer, Embedded System Verification
Coherent Corp.4 months ago
Horsham, PA, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Review system requirements and translate them into comprehensive test plans.
- Create traceability matrices linking test cases to technical requirements.
- Define verification standards, tools, and best practices for a new team.
- Validate optical provisioning, alarms, telemetry, and software upgrades across CLI and gRPC interfaces.
- Perform end-to-end testing of optical transmission systems, including signal integrity, network resilience, protection switching, failure recovery, Layer 1 performance, and Layer 0 optical performance.
- Develop and maintain Python-based test automation.
- Implement CI/CD regression pipelines using Jenkins or GitLab.
- Run daily sanity tests and software/hardware regression testing.
- Develop test cases for new features and customer-reported issues.
- Produce test-summary and project-status reports for each release.
- Collaborate with software, hardware, systems, and product teams throughout development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- Five or more years of experience in communications-system verification and testing.
- Experience automating northbound interface testing using NETCONF/YANG, CLI, or SNMP.
- Experience testing Linux-based embedded systems.
- Strong Python scripting skills and familiarity with Visual Studio Code.
- Knowledge of TCP/IP, Ethernet, and OTN network protocols.
- Experience with DWDM technologies such as EDFA, WSS, OCM, and OTDR.
- Practical experience using oscilloscopes, optical spectrum analysers, and other laboratory debugging equipment.
- Experience with 100G, 400G, and 800G optical transponder modules is advantageous.
- Knowledge of Chinese is an asset.
- Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and deliver against demanding schedules.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
About Coherent Corp.
Coherent Corp. builds lasers, optics, and compound semiconductor components and systems for OEMs in the industrial, communications, electronics, and instrumentation markets. Its portfolio spans laser machines, optical transceivers, and optoelectronic devices sold through direct sales and global channel partners. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, the company adopted the Coherent name after acquiring Coherent, Inc. in 2022 and is publicly traded on Nasdaq (COHR).