Optical Engineer, RTP, Test Automation and Optics NPI

Job Title

Optical Engineer, RTP, Test Automation and Optics NPI

Role Summary

The Release to Production New Product Introduction team validates and sustains optical transceivers for Meta's production fleet. This role drives optics validation, builds Python-based test automation, and leads optical transceiver NPI programs with vendors and ODMs from development through mass production.

Experience Level

Senior. The role expects extensive industry experience and leadership in optical transceiver development and NPI (see Education Requirements for degree guidance).

Responsibilities

Drive automation, validation, and delivery of optical communication modules across NPI phases and production.

• Develop and maintain Python test automation for qualification of optical transceivers and subsystems across EVT, DVT, and PVT cycles.
• Lead optics NPI programs end to end, coordinating with optics vendors and ODMs from RFI/RFP through EVT/DVT/PVT to mass production ramp and sustaining.
• Find, debug, and remediate optical hardware failure modes; lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions with vendors and ODMs.
• Set up and operate NPI test stations; integrate modules, switches, and instruments for lights-out test execution.
• Define test and measurement methodologies for high-speed optical technologies and translate them into reusable automation and scripts.
• Automate instrument control and integration for BERT, OSA, power and wavelength meters, and scopes using SCPI, VISA, PyVISA, or vendor APIs.
• Ensure new optical platforms are supported by production and fleet-health tooling and produce production-readiness documentation and design-for-test specifications.
• Capture, store, and visualize test data so that results are trustworthy, queryable, and actionable.
• Provide sustaining support after deployment to validate stability, security, and performance at scale.
• Collaborate with software, mechanical, electrical, signal integrity, TPM, and production engineering teams to integrate optics into systems.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and program experience. Education details are summarized separately below.

• 8+ years in development roles for optical networking hardware with experience taking products from development through volume production.
• Proven experience writing Python scripts for test automation, instrument control, data acquisition, and data analysis in a lab environment; experience building reusable test automation in a team setting.
• Hands-on experience with high-speed optical and electrical test, lab instrumentation, and test automation.
• Experience leading optical transceiver NPI programs with vendors and/or ODMs through EVT, DVT, PVT to mass production.
• Instrument automation experience using SCPI, VISA, PyVISA or vendor APIs to control BERTs, OSAs, power meters, and scopes.
• Experience designing test data capture, persistence, and visualization pipelines so results are actionable.
• Willingness to work hands-on in the lab and travel to vendor, ODM, and manufacturing sites as needed.

Nice-to-have

• Familiarity with data center network architecture, fleet health, and high-volume manufacturing test flows.
• Experience with C, C++, or MATLAB for test utilities or analysis.
• Knowledge of pluggable optical transceiver form factors and CMIS management interfaces such as QSFP-DD, OSFP, QSFP112.
• Experience with advanced modulation formats and optical system concepts such as PAM-4, QPSK, and OSNR, and metrics like BER, FEC, TDECQ, and link budgets.
• Experience with version control for test code and statistical analysis tools such as NumPy, pandas, and SQL.
• Track record of mentoring engineers and improving test automation engineering standards.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the Company

Company: Meta Platforms

Headquarters: Menlo Park, California, United States

American technology company that develops social networking products (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) and invests in virtual/augmented reality hardware and software through Reality Labs, focusing on connectivity, advertising, and immersive computing experiences.