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Collaboration across engineering disciplines supports development of reliable and scalable power architectures.\nHow you will make an impact:\nDevelop product-level power systems, subcomponent power designs, and circuit pack-level power architectures for next-generation platforms\n\nContribute to high-performance circuit pack power solutions, including schematic capture and layout collaboration with hardware design primes\n\nDesign alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) power interface modules and platform cooling solutions\n\nCollaborate with hardware, mechanical, thermal, software, and systems engineering teams to resolve design and integration challenges\n\nPartner with external suppliers, procurement, and manufacturing teams to transition power hardware designs into production\n\nVerify system and subcomponent designs using engineering and production prototypes through hands-on lab validation\n\nThe must haves:\nEducation: Graduating in 2026 from a Bachelor of Engineering degree\n\nExperience: Previous internship, co-op, or applied project experience relevant to the role\n\nDemonstrated project management knowledge and strong work organization skills\n\nHands-on experience with power laboratory test equipment, measurement techniques, and microelectronic power product development\n\nFamiliarity with printed circuit board (PCB) schematic capture and layout tools\n\nUnderstanding of buck, boost, flyback, forward, resonant LLC converter topologies, and closed-loop power supply control\n\nExperience with simulation tools such as LTSpice, PSPICE, or equivalent circuit simulation platforms\n\nNice to haves:\nEducation: Master’s or PhD in Electronics or Power Electronics\n\nWork-term experience in power electronics\n\nExposure to communications hardware product development environments\n\nFamiliarity with power, grounding, and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) design standards for Telcordia and data center customers\n\nExperience with Cadence design tools\n\nPay Range:\nThe annual pay range for this position is $62,600 - $100,000\nPay ranges at Ciena are designed to accommodate variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions, and locations, reflecting our diverse products, industries, and lines of business. 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