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Technical Marketing Engineer - Photonics

Vancouver, BC, ca💼 Full-time💰 $123,000–$175,000🗓 2026-07-10 → 2026-07-31

Core

Define product deployment use cases, architectures, and documentation for high-performance optical interconnect and systems while driving engineering test and validation.

Role type

Technical Marketing Engineer (Photonics/Optical Networking)

Builds

Application notes, white papers, proof of concept infrastructure, and web-based configuration tools for Arista switch and router families.

Domain

Data Center Networking, Optical Interconnect, DWDM, AI/ML Infrastructure

Deliverable

product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery

Required skills

DWDM design and deployment, optical signal propagation analysis, Python scripting, hands-on optical test equipment operation, network protocol analysis, system testing, NPI experience

Preferred skills

PhD in photonics, MBA, multi-span amplified system analysis, coherent optical technologies expertise

Technologies

Python, Wireshark, Ixia, Spirent, BERTs, OTDR, OSA, Oscilloscopes, DWDM, Ethernet

Responsibilities

Define use cases for optical interconnect and switch/router families; Create tools for deployment rules and optical configurations; Support engineering with equipment set-up and logistics for conferences; Write and maintain Python-based code to automate test flows; Set up and run optical/electrical tests using BERTs, power meters, and spectrum analyzers; Analyze test data to identify trends and troubleshoot failures.

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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