Software Engineering Intern (4 Months)

Ciena•Ottawa, ON

5d•CA$25 - CA$34

About The Position

As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, Ciena is committed to a people-first approach. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a flexible work environment that empowers individual growth, well-being, and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact. The Optical Networks R&D organization is responsible for the development of world leading photonic hardware, photonic software and photonic system architecture. Within this organization the Link Engineering team is responsible for development of tools that predict optical system performance and determine optimal equipment provisioning for a diverse set of future and deployed optical networks. Networks range from transoceanic subsea cables, through national scale long network to metro and data center interconnects. The successful candidate will develop software tools to assist in the design of Optical Network with the goal of maximizing data transmission capacity. The key purpose of the tool set is to optimize the system to maximize the number of Terabits per second that can be transported over a specified distance, for example from New York to London, Los Angeles to Tokyo. This work contributes to Ciena becoming the supplier of next generation optical transmission equipment used in inter-continental communication networks.

Requirements

Enrolled in a Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or Physics program
Strong Python programming skills
Strong SQL skills
Understanding of Data Modelling concepts: Star Schema, Snowflake Schema etc.
Understanding of Containerization concepts

Nice To Haves

Completion of a Communication Theory course

Responsibilities

Develop software tools to assist in the design of Optical Network with goal of maximizing data transmission capacity.
Optimize system to maximize the number Terabits per second over that can be transported the specified distance.