Job Overview
Role: Software Test Automation Engineer (Optical Product Test Engineer) Location: India Experience: Early Talent (0-1 Year) Qualification: BE, BTech, ME, MTech, or MS Research in Electronics, ECE, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or related disciplines Key Skills: Python Test Automation, Layer 1 & 2 Networking, Optical Hardware Testing, Traffic Generation (IXIA), CI/CD, Debugging
Job Description
Lumilens is hiring early-talent Software Test Automation Engineers (Optical Product Test Engineers) for 2025 and 2026 graduates. This specialized role combines software test automation, networking, optical hardware testing, lab instrumentation, and manufacturing test engineering. Engineers will develop Python-based test frameworks to validate real optical hardware and network systems, including testing at Layer 1 and Layer 2, working with traffic generators like IXIA, validating hardware-software integration, debugging defects, and creating automated tests for optical components and manufacturing environments.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Test Automation Development: Develop, maintain, and execute automated test cases; Build reusable frameworks for testing optical products and network systems using Python.
- Quality Assurance: Perform functional, regression, and performance testing of Layer 1 and Layer 2 systems.
- Hardware Validation: Validate hardware and software integration with optical interfaces and network switches.
- Manufacturing Support: Develop and maintain software for testing manufactured optical components; Own manufacturing test scripts, including creation, maintenance, and change control.
- Troubleshooting: Debug problems in complex networking environments.
Skills and Eligibility Criteria
Educational Background: BE, BTech, ME, MTech, or MS Research in Electronics, ECE, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or related discipline.
Experience: 2025 or 2026 graduating candidate (0-1 Year).
Mandatory Technical Skills:
- Strong proficiency in Python for test automation (functions/modules, OOP, exception handling, file handling, test automation frameworks, logging, API/hardware communication)
- Good understanding of Layer 1 and Layer 2 networking protocols (Physical layer, Data Link layer, MAC addresses, switching, VLANs)
- Exposure to optical testing, network switches, and traffic generators such as IXIA (Traffic profiles, Throughput, Latency, Packet loss, Error rates, Test configurations)
- Experience with or exposure to Jenkins, ArgoCD, or other CI/CD tools
- Shell scripting knowledge for automation and environment setup
- Familiarity with Version Control (GitHub, Bitbucket, SVN)
Competencies:
- Ability to debug problems in complex networking environments
- Good written and spoken English
- Good presentation and communication skills
- Interest in working at the intersection of software, networking, electronics, and optical technology