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Optical Hardware Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA.)

HPE

Sunnyvale, CAFull-time$136–275K/yrPosted 2mo agoStill listed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$136–275K/yr
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

HPE seeks an Optical Hardware Engineer for its Optical Engineering team in Sunnyvale, California. The role focuses on optics hardware testing and sustaining engineering, including module-level specifications and test verification across HPE switching, routing, and security platforms. The engineer will work with suppliers and multidisciplinary teams to define, test, characterize, and integrate optical products.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Optical Engineering, nice to haveTest Automation, nice to haveData Processing, nice to haveSignal Integrity, nice to haveCommunication Skills, nice to haveSoftware Project Management, nice to haveOptical Transceiver Testing, requiredOptical Testing Standards, requiredOptical Equipment, requiredElectrical Equipment, requiredTest Automation Software, requiredMultitasking, requiredTeamwork, requiredInterpersonal Skills, requiredWritten Communication, requiredVerbal Communication, requiredHardware Board Design, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience, required2+ Years Optical Transceiver Experience, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Full job description

Optical Hardware Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA.)

This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

HPE is seeking Optical Hardware Engineer to join its Optical Engineering team in our Sunnyvale, CA. office. This individual will perform optics hardware testing and sustaining engineering on qualifying optics testing. This will be module level specifications and test verification across HPE’s switching, routing and security platforms

Location: Sunnyvale, CA office on a hybrid basis of up to 3 days in the office per week.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop pluggable optical/electrical transceiver and cable assembly specifications and requirements based on industry standards and MSAs, e.g. IEEE, OIF, SNIA SFF.
  • Engage with optical transceiver suppliers on HPE’s specifications and requirements for optical product definition.
  • Create optical transceiver test plans to address verification requirements.
  • Build test stations using optical and electrical test equipment.
  • Create test automation to execute testing and store results.
  • Conduct performance characterization and qualification testing.
  • Develop software to process data, distill results and generate test reports.
  • Work closely with Signal Integrity, System Hardware and Software engineering teams with optics integration in HPE routing/switching/security systems.
  • Support HPE Customer Service teams with pluggable optics failure root cause analysis.
  • Support external optics certification and interoperability with 3rd party networking equipment.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
  • 2 + years of optical transceiver module specification and test experience.
  • Experience in hardware board design is highly desirable.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience in optical testing modules per current optical IEEE standards and MSA specifications.
  • Must have knowledge of optical equipment, electrical equipment, and automation software used in the testing of optical modules and interfaces.
  • Ability to work on several projects simultaneously in a multidisciplinary team environment.
  • Strong interpersonal skills working in a mutually supportive team environment.
  • Must possess written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly process and present test results.

What We Can Offer You:

Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

Let's Stay Connected:

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Job: EngineeringJob Level: TCP_04 "The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level. – United States of America: Annual Salary USD 135,500 - 275,000 in California The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered."

Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html

HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together. Please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.

HPE will comply with all applicable laws related to employer use of arrest and conviction records, including laws requiring employers to consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.

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All legitimate job opportunities will come through official company channels, and candidates are responsible for verifying the credentials of any third party claiming to represent the company. Any reliance on fraudulent communication is at the individual’s own risk, and HPE disclaims legal liability for any resulting damages. If you suspect recruitment fraud, do not share personal information or make any payments and report the incident to your local authorities immediately.

How this job compares

Set against the 434 open Optical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$136–275K/yr
  • California median$140–203K/yr84 salary ranges
  • US median$115–201K/yr384 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $205K, is 22% above the California median midpoint ($169K) — in the top quarter of Optical Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 104 open Optical Engineer jobs in California and 434 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Optical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 377 postings).
Education
264 of the 434 open Optical Engineer jobs (61%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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