Fiber Engineer

Our client is seeking a Fiber Optic Engineer for a long-term growth opportunity in North Atlanta, GA. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree (PhD preferred) Iinthe research and development of fiber optics, design, testing, knowledge of waveguides, and research and development.

This is a direct hire opportunity and relocation is available as well for the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities:

Developing measurement techniques for existing and next generation communication optical fibers.

Working with test equipment vendors to specify test equipment or develop new test methods and equipment.

Hands-on optical fiber characterization to support new product development and new process development.

Perform statistical data analysis and develop automation to speed up data collection and data analysis.

Collaboration with a diverse global team of engineers and scientists.

Understanding of optical fiber waveguides and electromagnetics.

Demonstrated skills in developing optical measurements.

Hands-on experience with optical fiber characterization and working with fiber optic test equipment, such as lasers, power meters, optical spectrum analyzers, OTDR, etc.

experience with scripting/automation/programming tools (e.g. Python, Visual Basic, MatLab/Octave, Labview, C/C++/C#) are beneficial.

A working knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE) and Six Sigma techniques is beneficial with prior experience in statistical data analysis and data-based decision making.