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# Optical Network Engineer, Google Global Infrastructure

- **Company:** Google LLC
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $126,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Networking Hardware, Network Architecture, Network Administration, Software Engineering, Computer Network Operations, Cloud Platform System, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/4F77EA09AA1D4BAA835158E5252030E6/job/

## About the Role

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

 * 3 years of experience in optical engineering and operations, optical networking, and network infrastructure.
 * Experience operating and maintaining optical networking equipment., * Experience with a network equipment manufacturer or operator in an engineering or design role.
 * Experience using and automating optical lab test equipment and infrastructure.
 * Experience with network operations, optical design, network architecture, and software engineering.

## Description

* Define requirements and identify technologies for scaling the transport network efficiently.
 * Engage with external vendors and internal teams to operationalize stable, scalable platforms.
 * Design and maintain optical testbed topologies to characterize transceivers, amplifiers, and line systems.
 * Perform physical-layer validation and optical link-budget characterization to identify hardware performance limits.
 * Automate test infrastructure and develop tools for network management and operations.


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