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Amphenol Communications Solutions · 1 week ago

Test Engineering Manager- High Speed Cable Products

Nashua, NH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Amphenol Communications Solutions is a leader in interconnect solutions for various markets. The Test Engineering Manager will lead and scale the Signal Integrity and Optical Test Labs, overseeing test strategy, execution, and lab operations for high-speed electrical and optical interconnect products.

HardwareManufacturing

Responsibilities

Act as the technical escalation point for complex electrical, optical, and system-level test issues

Define test architecture and measurement methodology for: 112G / 224G cables, PCIe Gen6 / Gen7 cables, AEC, AOC, ACC, optical transceiver, and passive copper products

Provide technical judgment on what to measure, how to measure it, and how to interpret results

Personally guide and review testing using: VNA (S-parameters, de-embedding, fixture characterization), TDR/TDT (impedance, discontinuities, reflections), BERTs and high-speed oscilloscopes (eyes, jitter, stress patterns)

Establish best practices for calibration, de-embedding, correlation, and uncertainty analysis

Ensure compliance and margining against IEEE, PCI-SIG, and customer requirements

Provide technical direction for optical validation

Oversee system-level testing across temperature, voltage, and stress conditions using thermal ovens and environmental chambers

Drive cross-domain debug spanning SI, optics, power, firmware, and mechanical effects

Own test plans, coverage, and execution from engineering validation through customer qualification

Drive automation and data integrity, enabling scalable, repeatable testing

Review and approve technical test reports and customer-facing data

Lead, mentor, and technically develop test engineers and lab technicians

Set expectations for data quality and engineering judgment

Manage lab infrastructure, equipment roadmaps, and capital planning

Partner with design, SI/PI, optics, firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to influence product architecture

Represent test engineering in design reviews, failure analysis, and customer debug sessions

Clearly communicate technical risk, margin, and trade-offs to engineering leadership

Qualification

High-speed interconnectSignal Integrity (SI)Optical testingTest strategyVNATDR/TDTBERTsHigh-speed oscilloscopes112G / 224G PAM4Ethernet architecturesPCIe Gen5/6/7PythonMATLABLabVIEWLeadershipMentoring

Required

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field

10+ years in high-speed interconnect, SI, optics, or system test engineering

Proven Hands-on Expertise With VNA, TDR/TDT, BERTs, high-speed oscilloscopes

Optical test equipment and system-level setups

Deep Understanding Of 112G / 224G PAM4 signaling

Ethernet and PCIe Gen5/6/7 architectures

Preferred

Experience with Active Electrical Cables (AEC) and Active Optical Cables (AOC)

Familiarity with CMIS, link training, FEC behavior, and margining

Experience supporting hyperscaler or Tier-1 customer qualification

Strong scripting/automation skills (Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW)

Company

Amphenol Communications Solutions

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets.

Founded in 2000

Berlin, Berlin, DEU

10001+ employees