Test Design Engineer II

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.
• Generate test procedures, implement test hardware, and automate tests in C++ and Python.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or Computer Engineering, Computer Science,) required. 2-5 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.

Prior Experience

• 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.