14 days ago
India (city not specified)Senior
Responsibilities
- Own and define or support end-to-end validation strategies for coherent pluggable optics and transponder product features.
- Plan and execute system-level, feature-level, regression, white-box, and black-box testing across hardware, ASIC, firmware, and software layers.
- Develop and contribute to scalable, maintainable automated test frameworks and the test automation roadmap.
- Lead root cause analysis of customer-found and field issues and improve test coverage to prevent recurrence.
- Drive validation readiness, quality metrics, risk assessment, and release sign-off.
- Collaborate with hardware, optical, ASIC, firmware, software, DSP, and product engineering teams to improve design for testability.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Engineering.
- 5+ years of experience validating optical telecom products.
- Strong expertise in coherent optics, transponders, OTN (G.709), Ethernet at 100G/400G/800G, and CMIS.
- Experience testing carrier-grade embedded systems in cross-functional environments.
- Hands-on experience with traffic testers, OSA, optical analyzers, power meters, VOAs, optical switches, and BER testers.
- Strong Python proficiency; experience with pytest-based automation frameworks is preferred.
- Experience with test automation, Git, CI/CD integration, defect tracking, and test management tools.
- Experience collaborating with geographically distributed teams.
About Infinera
Infinera builds optical networking systems and coherent optical engines, plus automation software and services, for telecom carriers, cloud and data center operators, cable/MSOs, and enterprises. The company designs and manufactures advanced optical semiconductors and pluggable modules for metro, long‑haul, and submarine transport networks. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Infinera is now part of Nokia after operating as a NASDAQ‑listed public company.