Wavelogic Hardware Engineer - New Grad

Ciena • Ottawa, ON

38d

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. How You Will Contribute: Reporting to a Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering, you will work alongside a team of six hardware engineers responsible for designing and supporting Ciena’s flagship Wavelogic™ coherent optical modems. These products enable fiber optic data rates of up to 1,600 Gbps and are used by many of the largest telecommunications companies in the world including Verizon, AT&T, and Bell Canada to enable the Internet as we know it today.

Requirements

• Completed BEng/BASc Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
• Demonstrated proficiency with hardware
• Design process: schematic, PCB layout, design documentation
• Foundational knowledge of lab equipment: Multimeters, oscilloscopes, soldering.

Nice To Haves

• Excellence in verbal and written technical communication
• Experience with Cadence Allegro toolset
• Experience with scripting languages (i.e Python, Tcl) and string parsing (i.e. RegEx)
• Background with statistical analysis techniques (histogram distributions, StDev, CpK)

Responsibilities

• Design Process: simulation, functional schematic, physical PCB layout reviews, documentation, and working with contract manufacturing teams
• Lab Hands-on: hardware debug, electrical design verification vs. datasheet specs
• Component Qualification: spec reviews and research to qualify alternate sources due to shortages or to enable cost reductions
• Yield Data Analysis: review large-scale manufacturing data to assess design or test changes to improve factory yield
• Hardware Root Cause Analysis: conducting and reporting on failure analysis to other internal and external teams as required

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision plans
• participation in 401(K) (USA) & DCPP (Canada) with company matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• company-paid holidays
• paid sick leave
• vacation time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees