Pay Range (Annual):

$133,000.00 - $247,000.00

At Infinera, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. Your actual base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. This role may be eligible for equity grants, discretionary bonuses, or commission payments. The amount of these incentives is based on the terms of the Company’s incentive plans, the Company’s financial performance, and/or individual employee job performance.

Infinera also offers paid leave, health coverage, Registered Retirement Saving Program (RRSP), life and disability insurance to all eligible employees.

The Principal Analog Hardware Design Engineer will lead the development of cutting-edge electro-optical products. This role encompasses responsibility for the architecture, design, testing, validation, and manufacturing of advanced systems, including evaluation platforms and integrated circuit packages.

Key responsibilities also include contributing to the development of the technology roadmap, assessing emerging technology enablers, and driving innovation in product performance and manufacturability.

You will a key member of a dynamic team developing leading-edge telecom products.

Responsibilities

• Architect advanced pluggable optical modules and complex mixed signal solutions.
• Lead conceptual work, product specification, component selection and evaluation, detailed design, prototyping, hardware bring-up and verification
• Perform board development including circuit design, schematic capture and driving PCB placement and layout
• Develop and maintain documentation such as design specifications, test plans and reports
• Collaborate with FPGA, ASIC, system, optical, mechanical designers throughout design and integration
• Work closely with firmware and software developers to define bring-up and debug requirements
• Develop and execute integration and verification to ensure compliance to requirements
• Develop test methods as required
• Define production test and provide manufacturing support as required
• Act as technical lead and provide technical mentorship

Requirements

• MS/BSEE and minimum of 10+ years of experience in board level hardware design including in-depth focus on analog circuitry
• Experience with PCB schematics and layout. Knowledge of Cadence Concept is not essential but considered a plus.
• Experience performing feasibility studies during architecture phase to support component selection
• Strong debugging and lab skills, including test development and detailed verification
• Experience in design and measurement of very low noise analog circuits including op-amps, ADCs and DACs
• Experience in clock and PLL design, analysis and characterization (phase noise, jitter, termination, distribution)
• Experience in design of broadband interfaces and interconnections
• Experience in signal/power integrity modeling, using tools such as Cadence Sigrity
• Experience in 3D EM modeling using tools such as Ansys HFSS desired
• Experience with implementation of on-board power converters, dc-dc step-up, buck and low-noise regulators
• High current, low voltage, power sequencing design and debug experience
• Knowledge of optical components (Lasers, VOAs, MPDs) is a plus
• Experience with E/O and RF test equipment
• Knowledge of PCB fabrication, fab & assembly design rules, product integration with mechanical components
• RF circuit design experience a definite asset
• Experience in noise simulation and filtering of analog driver and monitor circuit considered a plus
• Experience in measuring and analyzing analog signal and noise in time and frequency domain considered a plus
• Experience with low noise sensitive layout design in a high current, high switching noisy environment considered a plus
• Good writing and communication skills
• Good team player with strong attention to detail, organizational skills and demonstrated problem solving abilities

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“This position requires direct or indirect access to certain confidential information, hardware, software, technology, or technical information (referred to here as “Export-Controlled Information”) controlled under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All personnel in this position must be eligible to or be able to obtain authorization from the appropriate agency to access applicable Export-Controlled Information. The U.S. Department of Commerce currently requires a foreign person with a most recent citizenship or permanent residency of Sudan, Ukraine, or a country currently designated in Country Group

D:1, E:1 or E:2

(Supplement No. 1 to Part 740, Title 15) to have an export control license to access our Export-Controlled Information, unless they meet certain exemptions provided under U.S. export control laws and regulations. The list of applicable countries in Country Group

D:1, E:1 or E:2

may be updated by the U.S. government from time to time. The current processing time for an export control license is approximately 4 to 6 months.

Your employment or engagement with Infinera shall be contingent on verifying your eligibility or requirement for obtaining a necessary license and/or authorization from the appropriate agency. You will be required to provide certain information for export control compliance assessment purposes, and your information will be reviewed by Infinera's hiring and export control teams to ensure compliance with the U.S. export control laws and regulations. Infinera will collect necessary documents (such as proof of citizenship etc.) to assess license/authorization requirements if you are offered and accept the position.”

Infinera is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Infinera complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.