Top Engineering Jobs in Charlotte, NC

Support and maintain an on-site optical test lab: install, configure, and test optical transport equipment per test plans; document results; troubleshoot hardware and test setups; collaborate with engineering, marketing, and visiting customers; manage lab logistics, safety, and quality control; suggest process improvements.

Design and optimize carrier networks, support RFP/RFQ responses, provide field planning and deployment expertise, evaluate vendor options, create sales engineering tools, perform economic analyses, and collaborate cross-functionally to ensure robust network architectures.

Perform chip-level calibration, test, validation and method development for high-speed photonics and RF devices (up to 200GHz). Analyze and optimize results, develop procedures, mentor junior staff, and ensure safety and quality throughout hardware development.

Lead applications engineering for photonic component solutions, align technical teams with customer needs, perform product demonstrations, gather market insights, and collaborate across R&D, engineering, and sales to drive photonics and DSP product development.

Design and implement test plans for coherent pluggable optical products using PICs; analyze performance and statistical data; define testability requirements; validate and improve test platforms; support fault isolation; collaborate with development and manufacturing teams to improve yield and reduce test cycle times.

Manage secure hybrid IT infrastructure for NSA: install, configure, and maintain Windows/Linux servers, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and virtualization, implement IaC (Terraform), containers (Docker/Kubernetes), storage and backups, automate with PowerShell/Bash/Python and config management, enforce security policies and compliance, support incident response, and perform Data Center Manager duties including vendor coordination and capacity planning.

Lead end-to-end electrical design for optical sub-assemblies: translate product requirements into schematics, collaborate with cross-functional teams, coordinate PCB layout and supply chain for prototypes, mentor junior engineers, and support release management and program updates.

Lead development of novel Wi‑Fi concepts for the Wi‑Fi 9 era, represent Nokia in IEEE 802.11 and Wi‑Fi Alliance delegations, draft and present standardization contributions, collaborate across companies, and contribute to link and system simulation platforms.

Lead Nokia's representation in IEEE 802.11 and Wi‑Fi Alliance, define research agenda and novel Wi‑Fi 9 concepts, draft and present standard contributions, collaborate with industry, and contribute to link/system simulation platforms.

Design, model, and test high-speed electrical interconnections for optoelectronic modules. Collaborate with PIC, ASIC, TROSA, and module teams to define requirements, create RF structures, develop test vehicles, coordinate fabrication with vendors, and perform high-speed measurements and data analysis.