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Established in 1983, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave is a recognized leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of optical fiber and connectivity solutions for the exciting communications and information industry.

Our company owes its decades of success to its people who, through teamwork, have created a family culture and environment with focus on excellence and dedication to serving our customers — major communication and content network service providers.

With significantly low employee turnover that is well below the industry average, there exists a refreshing mutual loyalty between Sumitomo Electric Lightwave and the people that make up our company.

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave offers competitive salaries, outstanding benefits packages, and a work environment that fosters professional growth, employee wellness and safety, environmental stewardship, and corporate social responsibility.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd (SEI), Sumitomo Electric Lightwave draws not only on its own outstanding R&D, resources and expertise, but also on the vast, worldwide Sumitomo consolidation. SEI is listed in Fortune Magazine’s 2011 Largest 500 Global Companies, the only optical fiber and cable manufacturer on the list, as a testimony to its continued growth, profitability, and stability.

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave is situated in Research Triangle Park, home to more than 170 high-tech companies, and located between Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Halfway between North Carolina’s Appalachian Mountains and North Carolina’s breathtaking coastline, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave’s location provides an outstanding area to live and work.

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To contact a human resources representative and to send your resume, please email: humanresources@sumitomoelectric.com . Thank you for your interest in Sumitomo Electric Lightwave.

Career Openings

ACE Sales Engineer