Test Design Engineer Sr.

The Test Design Engineer will be a member of a team responsible for the development and implementation of functional tests for new and existing Adtran products.

This Test Design Engineer is a highly skilled professional level position with a broad knowledge base within a design specialization and acts as a technical authority in area of specialty on assigned projects. Requires prior experience in all areas of product development life cycle: conceptualizing, developing prototypes, testing and perfecting designs. Assignments are broad, requiring independent judgment in applying engineering principles and may act as a lead on some projects and guide other lower-level Engineers and Technicians.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design or assist in the design of hardware, including special test instruments as needed to support new product interface and testing requirements.

• Develop or assist in the development of advanced software applications to support current and future hardware designs.

• May generate test procedures, implement test hardware, and automate tests in C++.

• Design or assist in the design of digital and analog circuits, simulation and debugging.

• May research fiber-optic technologies, wireless communications, and/or additional innovations as applicable to ADTRAN products.

• May be involved in firmware development.

• Should have the ability to fault isolate product failures to the circuit and component level, and to guarantee adequate test coverage in a high-speed production environment.

• Other projects and assignments may result and be assigned to accommodate the changing needs of the department and the Company.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Information Science) required.

• 5-8 years of professional engineering experience is required

• Prior experience should demonstrate specialized knowledge within the Engineering field and ability to lead projects.

• C/C++ object-oriented programming experience, standard debugging methodologies, hardware design, software version control tools, communications test development tools (MIB browsers, terminal emulation packages, network monitoring software), experience required.

• Must be able to travel internationally.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering (or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Information Science) preferred.

• Knowledge in basic communications technologies (Ethernet, TCP/IP, SNMP, ATM, switches, routers) and in telecommunications carrier technologies (DSLAM, xDSL, DS1, DS3, SONET, SDH, EoCu) is preferred. JAVA and Perl experience is a plus.