Jobs at ADTRAN

Develops and characterizes optical transceivers, conducts laboratory experiments and field trials, and leads optical communications research projects. Advises R&D and product management, manages publicly funded research initiatives, protects innovations through patents, evaluates vendor technologies, and presents findings at international conferences. The role requires expertise in fiber optics, coherent transmission, digital communications, programming, laboratory equipment, and scientific communication, with regular international travel.

Designs and delivers Python and AWS services for a cloud-based SaaS network observability platform. Owns features from business requirements through production, collaborates with product and business stakeholders, reviews technical designs, promotes engineering best practices, and mentors less experienced engineers. The role involves network troubleshooting, large-scale device operations, system design, and real-time and batch data pipelines.

Leads enterprise FP&A, forecasting, performance management, financial systems, analytics, and finance transformation. Advises executives on strategic planning, resource allocation, business performance, and operational drivers. Oversees planning methodologies, reporting governance, workforce modeling, automation, AI adoption, and SAP-based financial platforms. Builds and develops global finance teams while improving forecasting, reporting accuracy, decision support, and scalable finance processes.

Coordinate international payroll processing across multiple countries and legal entities, partnering with payroll providers, HR, and Finance. Review payroll inputs and outputs, resolve discrepancies, support journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, reporting, audits, tax compliance, SOX controls, and financial close activities. Prepare payroll analysis and maintain accurate documentation while improving payroll processes and supporting employees with payroll inquiries.

Develop and maintain automation using Python, Bash, and Groovy; build and optimize Jenkins CI/CD pipelines; automate deployments and infrastructure provisioning with Ansible; support build, release, and packaging processes; troubleshoot infrastructure issues; monitor platform health with Grafana and Prometheus; administer Linux environments; and collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams.

Leads cost and inventory accounting for global manufacturing operations, including standard costing, inventory valuation, variance analysis, reserves, financial close, forecasting, reporting, audits, and SOX compliance. Partners cross-functionally with manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, engineering, and operations teams while managing continuous improvement initiatives and accounting staff.

Supports telecom sales through technical presentations, demonstrations, evaluations, training, pre- and post-sales customer visits, lab and field trials, troubleshooting, installations, implementations, and proposals. Manages assigned accounts and partners, collaborates cross-functionally, and ensures delivered products meet customer requirements. The role requires extensive travel and expertise in networking, voice, video, wireless, security, and related telecom technologies.

Develop and maintain software for Adtran Infrastructure Monitoring fiber-monitoring products. Responsibilities include requirements analysis, software architecture and design, implementation, testing, debugging, post-release support, proof-of-concept development, and presenting ideas to stakeholders. The role requires strong algorithms, data structures, databases, and microservices knowledge, familiarity with agile development and project-management tools, and collaboration in an international team.

Leads quality engineering for electronic telecommunications products across SMT, through-hole, mechanical assembly, and functional test operations. Investigates defects, performs root-cause analysis, defines and verifies corrective actions, evaluates materials using IPC-A-610, develops manufacturing documentation, reviews quality trends, supports production data systems, approves deviations and rework, and guides Quality Inspectors. Partners with manufacturing, test, and design engineering teams to improve product quality and process performance.

Supports global FP&A through SAP Analytics Cloud administration, financial planning, reporting, data governance, reconciliations, testing, and user support. Develops scalable financial models and reporting solutions using advanced Excel and SAP data. Partners with Finance, IT, and international stakeholders to resolve issues, improve controls, automate recurring processes, and explore AI-enabled capabilities such as Microsoft Copilot and SAP Business AI.

The posting provides no specific responsibilities, qualifications, technologies, compensation, or work conditions for the CLP Associate role. It only states that the team is expanding and encourages candidates to apply for suitable openings.

Manage front-desk reception, phones, visitors, deliveries, mail, meeting rooms, office equipment, facilities services, parking, pool-car administration, access cards, safety support, and local employee activities. Coordinate with HR, facility managers, maintenance, cleaning, and service providers while maintaining office cleanliness, organization, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Processes customer sales orders in ERP and CRM systems, coordinates order fulfillment, prepares acknowledgements, packing lists, invoices, credit notes, and customs documentation. Handles customer requests about pricing, products, and shipments, supports finance with account queries, administers customer loans, and ensures compliance with revenue recognition and IFRS/SOX requirements.

Leads architecture, design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and maintenance of carrier-grade embedded Ethernet software. Develops platform, kernel, device driver, bootloader, and higher-level applications using C/C++. Owns major technical features, mentors engineers, conducts code reviews, resolves customer issues, evaluates technologies, and collaborates with systems, FPGA, hardware, and product teams. Requires expertise in Embedded Linux, networking protocols, concurrency, performance optimization, debugging, and full product development lifecycles.

Records and analyzes financial transactions, prepares account reconciliations and financial reporting, supports month-end close, reviews Sarbanes-Oxley controls, and assists across general ledger, intercompany, cash, inventory, fixed assets, accruals, and other accounting areas.

Leads FP&A activities including annual planning, long-range planning, forecasting, scenario modeling, performance reporting, and executive decision support. Transforms finance processes through automation, analytics, and AI while strengthening governance and controls. Partners with cross-functional and global teams on workforce planning, resource allocation, investments, and operational decisions. Develops finance talent and supports executive and Board-level reporting.

Supports and evolves ADTRAN’s global SAP application landscape through configuration, ABAP/Fiori development, integrations, process optimization, automation, and global application support. Partners with stakeholders across Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Logistics, Sales, and Procurement to deliver enhancements, lead testing and deployments, mitigate risks, and improve business processes. The role also advances digital transformation through AI, emerging technologies, governance, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Design, develop, test, and debug embedded firmware for pluggable optical transceiver modules. Responsibilities include writing device drivers for ASICs and FPGAs, supporting hardware turn-up, collaborating with optical and hardware engineers, developing validation scripts and user interfaces, and assisting with manufacturing test fixtures.

Conduct research on failure management in optical transport networks using machine learning. Review existing research, investigate algorithms for data generation and failure prediction, present findings, and prepare a final report. The three-month internship offers mentorship, collaboration with optical networking experts, and potential continuation into a master’s thesis.

Lead and grow Adtran's Iberia business by defining go-to-market and partner strategies, building sales pipeline, managing forecasts and revenues, engaging customers and partners, and coordinating QBRs and internal stakeholders to improve CSAT.