Contractor - Technical Buyer / Test Set Construction Planner

About the Job: Onsite Allentown, PA

This position is a Contract position within the Global Operations Team.  Current expectation is that contract will expire in Oct 2025 but it could be extended or even possible future conversion to full time.    Infinera manufactures complex optical/electric equipment to enable your phone, the internet, and other amazing things in our lives to work.  This position helps to build the equipment needed to test the products Infinera manufactures in Allentown.

Technical Buyer

• Using an Excel Equipment BOM, procure, track, and organize equipment needed to build manufacturing test sets
• Consult with Test Engineers to obtain clarity on bill of materials
• Where possible, reduce costs by exploring the used equipment market

Test Set Construction Planner

• Understand customer delivery requirements
• Schedule test set construction for multiple internal customers
• Coordinate with technicians building the equipment to keep projects on track
• Solve critical build issues as they occur
• Lead interactions with suppliers and negotiate best pricing

Qualifications:

Education

• 2 year technical, supply chain or business degree preferred

Experience

• Minimum 3 years experience in a Lab or Manufacturing environment
• Prefer some experience with electronics and/or optics

Skills

• Excel (basic formulas, conditional formatting)
• Power Point (basic slides to convey status)
• MS Project (basic project tracking)
• Excellent Verbal skills
• Excellent Organization skills
• Strong attention to details

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Contractor

“This position requires direct or indirect access to certain confidential information, hardware, software, technology, or technical information (referred to here as “Export-Controlled Information”) controlled under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All personnel in this position must be eligible to or be able to obtain authorization from the appropriate agency to access applicable Export-Controlled Information. The U.S. Department of Commerce currently requires a foreign person with a most recent citizenship or permanent residency of Sudan, Ukraine, or a country currently designated in Country Group D:1, E:1 or E:2 (Supplement No. 1 to Part 740, Title 15) to have an export control license to access our Export-Controlled Information, unless they meet certain exemptions provided under U.S. export control laws and regulations. The list of applicable countries in Country Group D:1, E:1 or E:2 may be updated by the U.S. government from time to time. The current processing time for an export control license is approximately 4 to 6 months.

Your employment or engagement with Infinera shall be contingent on verifying your eligibility or requirement for obtaining a necessary license and/or authorization from the appropriate agency. You will be required to provide certain information for export control compliance assessment purposes, and your information will be reviewed by Infinera's hiring and export control teams to ensure compliance with the U.S. export control laws and regulations. Infinera will collect necessary documents (such as proof of citizenship etc.) to assess