Network Design Engineer - SR

Location: New Providence
Posted on: November 13, 2024

Job Description:

Location: Murray Hill NJ or Westfor MA

Key Responsibilities / Functions:

1. Work with product line management, business development teams, and customers to define the roadmap for DWDM metro and long haul applications for the 1830 PSS product family.

2. Design DWDM optical architecture at the system, network element and circuit pack level, including optical amplification (EDFA and Raman), multiplexing, demultiplexing, wavelength routing, and add/drop functions.

3. Create software algorithms for transmission control, including adding and dropping channels, power balancing, avoiding ring lasing, sequencing power-balancing adjustments through various network topologies, and responding to faults and power transients.

4. Define detailed requirements for core optical transmission circuit packs, covering transmission, fault management, performance monitoring, physical design, alarms, and user interfaces.

5. Ensure that DWDM products meet laser safety standards.

6. Work with development teams (hardware, software, user interfaces, network management systems) to facilitate understanding and take implementation feedback. Respond to feature definition / requirements questions in a timely and effective manner.

7. Drive system features throughout the development life cycle including the review of architecture, design, test plans and customer documentation ensuring that the developed feature / functionality is fully aligned to the business objectives.

8. Serve as an expert resource for customer documentation teams.

9. Provide detailed feature communication (technical and non-technical) to teams outside of the development teams for purposes of training of sales teams, product line management teams, etc. as required to ensure synchronization and communication of future and current architectural plans. Some of the activities in this area could be:

a. Preparation of professional presentations, white papers, application notes, training material and other technical marketing collaterals.

b. Technical competitive analysis.

10. Completing the above while maintaining and enhancing a development process compliant with TL9000.

Specialized knowledge required:

? Detailed knowledge of DWDM transmission and devices.

? Detailed knowledge of the modeling of optical signal to noise ratio, crosstalk, and Raman amplification in DWDM systems.

? Detailed knowledge of laser safety standards.

? DWDM system knowledge including carrier equipment aspects and customer implicit requirements. Familiarity with current portfolio and competitors a definite plus.

? Experience with planning, deploying, commissioning and managing DWDM systems and the issues surrounding the network management, quality, and other customer related experience

? Reasonable understanding of Real Time OS programming and SW architecture.

? Previous experience as a systems engineer and/or system architect is a plus but not a strict requirement.

? Familiarity with Matlab or similar program is a plus but not a strict requirement. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and will consider all qualified candidates without regard to disability or protected veteran status.

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