Hardware optical Engineer

Summary

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace, and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace applications.

We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are passionate about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company – to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

Duties & Responsibilities

In the context of accelerating infrastructure deployment by hyperscalers for AI and cloud applications, and with the emergence of new transmission technologies such as hollow-core optical fibers and multi-core fibers, VIAVI Solutions is developing measurement instruments dedicated to these new uses. Based within our R&D team in Saint‑Etienne you will report to the head of the “Analog Electronics & Optics” group.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Collaborate with design teams to develop next‑generation optical systems
• Specify, select and qualify active & passive optical components
• Build and benchmark system performance models
• Develop and implement robust testing procedures and instrumentation
• Support production by troubleshooting complex technical challenges
• Conduct testing on new and existing designs, ensuring continuous improvement
• Drive solutions through formal engineering change processes
• Contribute to cost reduction and optimisation initiatives
• Perform root cause analysis on highly technical issues and implement corrective actions

Pre‑Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements

• Knowledge of optical components used in fiber‑optic telecommunication networks and/or in the field of distributed measurement using optical fiber (temperature, pressure, etc.)
• Strong experience in optical systems/photonics/laser technologies
• R&D background specialising in optics or opto‑electronics
• Experience in fibre optics testing, modelling, and system performance evaluation
• Knowledge of optical technologies of passive optical components or opto‑electronic components used in fiber optics networks
• Degree in Electronic Engineering (classical training CPGE / Ecole d'ingenieur)

VIAVI Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.