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As an Applied R&D Engineer, you will develop backend application software in a Kubernetes environment, focusing on streaming APIs, system design, and code quality.

Manages strategic sourcing and supplier commercial activities for a manufacturing FAB in Chandler, Arizona. Responsibilities include procurement coordination, supplier evaluation, RFIs/RFQs/RFPs, contract and price negotiations, category strategy, supplier governance, purchase orders, cost-saving initiatives, and executive reporting. Requires extensive supply chain and procurement experience, SAP/Ariba expertise, strong Microsoft Office skills, and the ability to work in a hybrid FAB environment.

Manage end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-year technology programs for strategic customers. Develop plans, timelines, documentation, and status reporting; lead cross-functional teams; manage risks, resources, and stakeholder expectations; and ensure customer satisfaction. Support pre-contract planning, program reviews, contingency planning, and continuous improvement while coordinating with sales, product, technical, finance, and supply chain teams.

Manage complex customer programs from planning through delivery, including timelines, documentation, cross-functional coordination, risk mitigation, customer communication, program reviews, and continuous improvement. Support proposal development and pre-contract planning while coordinating with sales, product, technical, finance, and supply chain teams. The role is accountable for end-to-end program execution, stakeholder alignment, and customer satisfaction across multi-year technology projects.

Design and develop optical test systems, procedures, and automation scripts. Collaborate with cross-functional teams on test strategies, analyze data, troubleshoot failures, and improve product reliability. Operate optical and electrical measurement equipment, document results, and contribute to testing methodology improvements.

Develop and implement test plans for coherent optical communication products, analyze transceiver performance, define testability requirements, validate platforms, support fault isolation, and improve manufacturing test yield and cycle times. The role requires collaboration with development and manufacturing teams, statistical modeling, SQL-based data analysis, and familiarity with optics and test technologies.

Develop software, hardware, test plans, instrumentation, and automated calibration sequences for coherent optical pluggable products. Collaborate with product, firmware, and DSP engineering teams to characterize optical transceivers, improve product performance, and implement testing requirements. The role requires optical communications expertise, test and measurement experience, scalable object-oriented software development, and hands-on optical and electrical equipment experience.

Designs and develops greater-than-100 Gbaud high-speed analog ICs through product definition, circuit design, layout, verification, bring-up, characterization, qualification, testing, and production ramp-up. Collaborates with verification, CAD, product, test, operations, and reliability teams, supports system-level customers, and conducts DVT activities for optical networking products.

Develop and maintain C/C++ embedded software and firmware for optical transport systems. Design, integrate, and verify real-time solutions on RTOS platforms, including drivers, interrupt handling, and control firmware. Collaborate on hardware, ARM processors, and FPGA-based systems, while troubleshooting complex software, hardware, optics, and multiprocessor issues.

Designs and maintains high-speed digital hardware for Nokia Service Router products. Responsibilities include ultra-high-speed PCB circuit design, simulation, verification testing, board bring-up, laboratory debugging, and taking complex board designs from concept through production release. The role requires collaboration with engineering teams, ownership of hardware integrity, and practical use of oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and digital debugging tools.