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We’re a technology company shaping the future of networking, guided by innovation, integrity, and collaboration. Through development opportunities, meaningful work, and flexibility, Ciena supports growth and well-being-on and off the job. Connect with a career that matters.\nHow You Will Contribute:\nThe Wavelogic family of products is widely used in Ciena's optical fiber transmission solutions and is one of the main contributors to Ciena's success in the telecommunications industry. To further strengthen our team, we are looking for an expert digital verification engineer who will be involved in the verification of these products, working within a team of digital design engineers, verification engineers and architects, in our Rochester NY office.\nYour role as an expert digital verification engineer will be to propose and implement innovative verification strategies, in order to thoroughly simulate and validate functional blocks, cores, and subsystems for the Wavelogic family of products. Following are examples of responsibilities in this role, however the role is not necessarily limited to this list and can vary from project to project:\nYou will be expected to quickly understand the architecture and functional requirements of the project in order to effectively communicate and collaborate with systems engineers and architects.\nYou will be responsible for the complete and detailed validation of entire subsystems by using an appropriate combination of simulation, formal and coverage methods.\nYou will be responsible for creating, reviewing and optimizing simulation environment components, test case scenarios as well as functional coverage and formal verification test plans.\nYou will be expected, if/when appropriate, to lead focused groups of individuals or mentor individuals and manage their priorities towards reaching a specific set of objectives\nYou will be accountable for estimating schedules, and once approved track them towards timely completion, while providing clear and precise status updates at regular intervals\nPossibility of reporting directly to the Senior Manager as an ASIC Verification PrimeAs an ASIC verification Prime, you would be responsible for all aspects of the verification of the digital portion of the Serdes as well as working with partner teams to ensure overall Serdes coverage.\nYou would also be responsible for participating in architectural and design reviews to proactively advise on verification impacts and improvements for schedule and or coverage. \n\nThe Must Haves:\nMinimum Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science or other applicable scientific degree coupled with expert level experience in the use of System Verilog, UVM, SVA, and simulators from major vendors.\nProven ability in determining appropriate and comprehensive digital verification and coverage strategies\nHighly motivated self-starter, able to work independently, while being a great teammate\nAbility to methodically address (debug) sophisticated technical problems.\nExcellent organization, written and oral English communication skills.\nAssets:\nExperience withFormal verification methods\nDSP and/or Forward Error Correction\nUsing Jira for bug tracking and GIT for source code management and revision tracking\n\nFamiliarity with programming languages such as: Python, Make, bash, object-oriented programming, C, C++.\nThe annual salary range for this position is $147,100 - $234,900.\n#LI-BH #LI-Onsite\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. Please note that the pay range information provided in this posting pertains specifically to the primary location, which is the top location listed in case multiple locations are available.\nNon-Sales employees may be eligible for a discretionary incentive bonus, while Sales employees may be eligible for a sales commission. In addition to competitive compensation, Ciena offers a comprehensive benefits package, including 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, and vacation time. We also comply with all applicable laws regarding Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.\nAt Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. 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