Principal Electro-Optic Test Software Design Engineer (7997)

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies to create a more connected world?

Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities.

The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns.

We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career.

Position Overview

The Principal Electro-Optics Test Software Development Engineer is an established and experienced member of the new products development/introduction team bridging the space between prototype concepts and final delivery of electro-optic products from R&D to manufacturing. The primary job activity provides automated test set software, instrumentation, and test methods to support certification testing of SubCom’s novel undersea electro-optic network elements. The role involves high level planning, platforming, and innovation across multiple products, production test sets, as well as the development of new electro-optic test sets and test methods. The role reports to the Director of Certification Test Engineering

Responsibilities

- Develop software architectures, automated test systems, procedures, and executable code to support certification testing of advanced electro-optic products and new product introduction initiatives.

- Design and implement data acquisition, instrumentation control, and test automation solutions to improve test efficiency, accuracy, and repeatability.

- Partner with R&D engineers throughout the product development lifecycle to define, develop, and validate product test strategies and certification methods.

- Lead the transfer of new products, test software, and qualification processes from development into manufacturing, ensuring production readiness and scalability.

- Collaborate with Production Engineers and Equipment Designers to integrate, deploy, and optimize manufacturing test platforms and processes.

- Provide ongoing support for production testing operations, including software maintenance, troubleshooting, and resolution of product and test equipment issues.

- Drive continuous improvement of test software development processes, including requirements management, software architecture reviews, coding standards, and formal design/code review practices.

- Analyze complex technical problems, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to maintain product quality, reliability, and manufacturing throughput.

- Serve as a technical leader and subject matter expert for automated test systems, influencing engineering best practices across multiple programs and product lines.

- Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers and technicians, supporting skill development, knowledge sharing, and successful project execution.