Polatis delivers a broad range of all-optical switching products with industry-leading performance to customers in the communications, government, instrumentation and video sectors. The company has facilities located in Cambridge, UK, Boston, USA and Krakow, Poland.
Accelerating customer demand is creating new opportunities to join our multidisciplinary engineering teams in both Cambridge, UK and Andover, MA to develop leading-edge technologies for the next generation of resilient optical switching products for the communications industry.
Open Positions (Europe and North America)
- R&D Engineer (Andover, MA)
- Senior Quality Engineer (Cambridge, UK)
- Communications Software Engineer (Cambridge, UK)
- Embedded Network Applications Developer (Cambridge, UK)
R&D Engineer (Andover, MA)
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, implement and test new opto-mechanical concepts for ultra-low loss optical switches with focus on optical performance over a wide range of environmental conditions
- Develop assembly processes and manufacturing test tools for alignment and calibration
- Specify & source precision components
- Support integration, troubleshooting and characterisation activities
- Develop test automation GUIs in LabVIEW
REQUIREMENTS
- Engineering/Physics Degree plus 5-7 yrs relevant experience in a multidisciplinary role
- Proven track record delivering complex products against demanding schedules
- Skilled in new product design, analysis and realization
- Proficiency in some combination of the following engineering design and analysis software packages: MATLAB, LabVIEW, SolidWorks, ANSYS, ZEMAX
- Direct experience with complete design cycle from concept through to manufacturing release
- Ability to communicate complex concepts and results effectively to non-technical audiences
Position Type: Full-time, permanent
How to Apply:
Send resumes via mail, or email to:
Human Resources (US)
Polatis, Inc.
One Tech Drive
Suite 210
Andover, MA 01810
Senior Quality Engineer (Cambridge, UK)
The Senior Quality Engineer will be responsible for the maintenance and continuous improvement of manufacturing quality processes for the delivery of high reliability optical switches. This role will require an in-depth technical understanding of complex subsystems, including opto-mechanics, electronics and software. The individual will be a technical problem solver, methodical and with a keen interest in quality processes. The successful candidate will have broad technical expertise, coupled with good communication and team-working across all organizational levels.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Champion quality improvement throughout the quality delivery process.
- Administration and enhancement of the Engineering Change Process
- Assist in Supplier Quality Audits
- Ensure rapid resolution to customer reported quality issues
- Root cause analysis of manufacturing process issues, and implementation of actions to increase efficiency and further enhance product reliability
- Auditing of manufacturing procedures in both Cambridge (UK) and Krakow (Poland) to ensure compliance with Work Instructions
- Statistical Process Control trend analysis
REQUIREMENTS
- Engineering/physics degree plus 5-7 yrs relevant experience in a multidisciplinary role
- Passionate about quality
- Experience of working in an ISO9001 environment
- Direct experience with quality processes, covering complete design cycle from concept through to manufacturing release
- Good interpersonal skills together with an ability to communicate effectively all organizational levels, from manufacturing operator to senior management
Position Type: Full-time, permanent
How to Apply:
Send resumes (CVs) via mail, or email to:
Human Resources (UK)
Polatis, LTD.
332/2 Cambridge Science Park
Milton Road
Cambridge, CB4 0WN, UK
Communications Software Engineer (Cambridge, UK)
As part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, the successful candidate will contribute to the development of leading-edge technologies for the next generation of resilient optical switching products for the communications industry. The role will include the design, implementation and test of code on both embedded platforms and PCs to support a rich feature set over a range of communications protocols to control complex optical switching fabrics for agile optical networks.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES
- Design, implementation and test of C++ code for embedded real-time systems
- Maintenance of existing communications protocols (e.g. TL1, SNMP) and the addition of new ones
- Addition of secure interfaces (SSL, SSH, etc) to existing embedded applications
- Development of Web- and PC-based tools for production support and customer use
- Supporting systems through production and with customers
CANDIDATE PROFILE
- Engineering (or related) degree plus 5 yrs relevant experience in a telecom-munications environment
- Skilled in programming using C++ (and C)
- Competent in embedded software development and debug
- Experience of developing networked applications using TCP & UDP via sockets API
- Flexible, organised and able to quickly learn new software skills)
- Experience of complete design cycle from requirements capture through to release and maintenance, including configuration management
- Comfortable working with customers to validate new features
- Development experience using SNMP, TL1 and the OpenSSL library would be beneficial
Position Type: Full-time, permanent
How to Apply:
Send resumes (CVs) via mail, or email to:
Human Resources (UK)
Polatis, LTD.
332/2 Cambridge Science Park
Milton Road
Cambridge, CB4 0WN, UK
Embedded Network Applications Developer(Cambridge, UK)
As part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, the successful candidate will contribute to the development of leading-edge technologies for the next generation of resilient optical switching products for the communications industry. The role will include the design, implementation and test of applications on both embedded platforms and PCs to configure, control and monitor complex optical switching fabrics for agile optical networks.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES
- Design, implementation and test of efficient C++ code for embedded systems
- Development of embedded Web server applications for customer use
- Maintenance and extension of SNMP and TL1 protocols on optical switches
- Supporting systems through production release and into service
CANDIDATE PROFILE
- Engineering (or related) degree plus 5 yrs relevant development experience in a telecommunications equipment environment
- Skilled in programming using C++ (and C)
- Experienced in creating graphical web-based user interfaces for embedded systems
- Good knowledge of SNMP, TL1 and similar network protocols
- Competent in embedded software development and debug
- Flexible, organised and able to quickly learn new software skills
- Comfortable working with customers to validate new features
Position Type: Full-time, permanent
How to Apply:
Send resumes (CVs) via mail, or email to:
Human Resources (UK)
Polatis, LTD.
332/2 Cambridge Science Park
Milton Road
Cambridge, CB4 0WN, UK
