In an increasingly connected world, the pandemic has highlighted just how essential telecom networks are to keeping society running. The Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to connectivity, pushing the boundaries to deliver more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise

 Join Optical Networks division, where innovation meets scale in the AI-driven data center era. With the recent acquisition of Infinera, we’ve united two industry leaders to create an optical networking powerhouse—combining cutting-edge technology with proven leadership to redefine the future of connectivity.

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The Technical Support Engineer functions as part of the Regional Escalation Support (RES) Team within the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) organization.  Within this role, the TS Engineer performs advanced level fault isolation and troubleshooting of assigned Customer issues. 

This position requires close cross-functional collaboration with Infinera's Software and Hardware Engineering, Product Line Management (PLM), and Global Technical Support (GTS) teams to ensure timely and effective resolution of network-impacting problems.. 

The Technical Support Engineer manages assigned escalation support requests with a view towards driving increased Customer satisfaction, analyzing and providing software solutions through product enhancement, defect resolution, documentation, and creation of custom solutions. 

 

Prior experience with long haul or metro optical networks required Practical knowledge of Ethernet, SONET/SDH, DWDM and OTN Experience with optical test sets and solid optical troubleshooting skills using OTDR, OSA, BERT, optical power meters etc. Hands-on testing experience with ROADM, EDFA, Raman Amplifiers and Coherent Transponders Knowledge in TCP/IP networking, L2/L3 routing and switching is a plus Prior system test, scripting and/or new product introduction experience required Extensive experience with traffic generators and network protocols analysis tools Strong problem-solving skills, applicable to large and complex network scenarios Experience with creating Power Point presentations and Excel Highly detail-oriented, excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills Candidate must possess excellent inter-personal, oral and written communication skills 

 

Education & Experience Necessary For Success:

Requires a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications or a related field and industry experience in the job offered or in escalation engineering support in the optical networking industry. 

 

Investigate and troubleshoot customer issues in both Production and Lab environments Provide root cause analysis and suggestions for corrective actions Produce and deliver Customer facing documents that explain technically complex issues Produce and deliver post-mortem actions to resolve issues in Customer networks Responsible for understanding the technical aspects of the supported product releases and diagnostic logs to provide expert advice concerning any issues that may arise Contribute to the development of Knowledge Base content Review new release of technical documents for accuracy and completeness Test and validate customized scripts prior to release Develop and support sustaining Technical Notes and Field Service Bulletins to be utilized by both internal and external operators