Network infrastructure and optical access solutions for telecom carriers
Adtran manufactures telecom infrastructure for carrier networks, with a hardware-heavy stack spanning FPGA, Verilog, SystemVerilog, C/C++, and optical/RF protocols. The company is actively hiring across engineering (59 roles), manufacturing (11), and sales (10), with intern and senior roles weighted equally—typical of a mature hardware org scaling product lines. Active projects span WDM optical products, SDX software-defined access, embedded L2/L3 protocols, and a Mosaic network controller, suggesting movement toward software-defined networking and cloud management alongside traditional broadband access.
Notable leadership hires: Engineering Director
Adtran, a public telecom equipment manufacturer headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, designs and sells network infrastructure solutions to telecommunications service providers. The product portfolio spans broadband access technologies (FTTH, FTTx, RFoG), carrier Ethernet, optical networking, Wi-Fi, and SD-Access. The company operates manufacturing and support functions across the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. Core development focuses on optical multiplexing (WDM) devices, software-defined access aggregation, embedded networking protocols for carrier-grade edge devices, and cloud-based network management platforms.
Core languages: C/C++, Python, C#, SQL. Hardware: FPGA, Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL, ARM, PCIe. Embedded: Linux, Yocto, Buildroot, U-Boot. Protocols: Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IEEE 1588, I2C, UART. Tools: Wireshark, TestStand, Git.
Active projects include WDM optical products, SDX access and aggregation software, L2/L3 networking protocols for embedded devices, optical device calibration algorithms, Mosaic network controller and cloud management platform, and new product launches in Asia-Pacific.
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