Senior Photonics Test Development Engineer

About the role

Jabil is looking for an experienced Senior Photonics Test Development Engineer in Ottawa, Canada. The engineer develops test solutions for photonics and optics products, including the test strategy and plan, test equipment and fixtures, and test automation software, then deploys them at Jabil manufacturing sites and design verification labs. The role works closely with customers and cross-functional teams (R&D, Manufacturing, Program Management, Quality) and supports R&D in evaluating early product releases.

Key responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing and design verification test plans for coverage, test time and cost efficiency, and test capacity analyses based on sales forecasts.
• Develop test hardware (equipment selection, test fixtures and test PCBAs) and test software (automation scripts, operator GUI, data analysis).
• Verify test station operation, performance, stability and robustness, and perform hands-on design verification testing of prototypes in R&D labs.
• Write test documentation (plans, procedures, equipment lists, debugging manuals, training plans) and train technicians and operators.
• Analyze test data, support root cause analysis and troubleshooting, and help estimate costs for projects and change requests.
• Lead test development teams on large projects, coach team members and mentor others.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience testing photonics devices, modules, line cards and shelves.
• Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent, with at least 5 years in photonics/optical test development in an R&D, EMS or OEM environment.
• Strong spoken and written English, able to present reports and discuss technical topics.
• Leadership, mentoring, self-starting attitude, and willingness to travel worldwide up to 20% of the time.

Required skills

• Optical concepts: power, loss/gain, wavelength, polarization, SNR, BER, eye diagrams, jitter.
• Test equipment: BER testers, optical power meters, spectrum analyzers, wavelength meters.
• Object-oriented scripting: Python (preferred), C++, C#; beneficial: MATLAB, LabVIEW, Test Stand, ATEasy.
• Microsoft Office tools.