Job Title: Hardware Characterization Engineer Job Description As a vital member of the Hardware Characterization team, you will be responsible for testing new product offerings.

Your work will primarily involve setting up equipment in the lab and testing hardware for performance.

While the role requires on-site presence most of the time, there is flexibility to work from home once lab setups are complete.

Responsibilities Collaborate with Design teams and experienced Testers to define equipment setup scenarios and test cases.

Set up equipment and execute test cases effectively.

Assist design teams in debugging prototype hardware when necessary.

Utilize optical and electrical measurement test equipment to validate compliance with standards such as jitter generation, tolerance, transfer, stressed eye testing, optical eye measurements, extinction ratio, receiver sensitivity, and electrical signal masks.

Develop familiarity with telecom standards to interpret and apply them to the hardware under test.

Maintain records of all tests and provide status summaries for project milestones and meetings.

Draft detailed Test Reports outlining specifications and results.

Employ existing automation software to enhance test efficiency.

Possibly develop Python scripts to aid in automation testing.

Essential Skills Experience working with optical products such as optical switches and pluggables.

Proficiency with lab testing equipment including optical attenuators and spectrum analyzers.

Strong communication skills. 3-year Technical diploma in Electronics or Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.





Experience with lab test equipment and measurement techniques like CDRs, Optical amps/attenuators, traffic generators, and jitter test sets.

Self-starter, highly motivated with strong interpersonal skills.

Ability to work collaboratively as a team player with co-workers and design teams.

Additional Skills & Qualifications Understanding of communication protocols such as OTN, Ethernet, SONET, Fiber Channel.

Knowledge of applicable Telecom Standards.

Experience in network synchronization.

Familiarity with automation and programming using tools like Visual Basic, Visual Studio, C++, Python, Microsoft .NET, Git, Bitbucket.

Work Environment This role requires on-site work, though there is flexibility to work from home when the lab work is complete.

The work setting is dynamic, focusing on virtualized services such as SD-WAN, which may pose challenges in service introduction and lifecycle management, but provides an opportunity for personal and professional growth.

Job Type & Location This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Ottawa, ON.

Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $50.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity,



and other pertinent job-related factors.

Job Type & Location This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Ottawa, ON.

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📌 Hardware Test Engineer (Ottawa)
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