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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.\nReporting to a Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering, you will work alongside experienced hardware, optical, firmware, reliability, manufacturing,and test engineers responsible for designing, ramping,and sustainingCiena’s flagship WaveLogic™ optical modems. These products enable data rates of up to 1,600 Gbps and are used by many of the world’s largest telecommunications companies and cloud providers. In this role, you will help improve product yield, support manufacturing ramp, investigate technical issues, and drive hardware, test, or process changes that improve product quality and manufacturability.\nThis role provides a unique opportunity to develop a deep understanding of WaveLogic optical modems, from product design through manufacturing ramp and volume production. You will gain insight into the processes required to build a high-performance, high-volume product, while making contributions that directly support Ciena’s ability to deliver to customers and grow this flagship product line.\nHow You Will Contribute:\nIn this intermediate engineering role, you will support product rampand sustaining activities, with a focus on yield improvement throughtest, design, andprocess improvements.You will combine manufacturing data analysis with hands-on lab debug and cross-functional execution to identify issues, recommend corrective actions, and help drive them to closure.\nHands-on lab debug: Perform hardware and optical debug of failed modules to identify root cause, validate hypotheses, and define corrective actions using lab measurements and engineering analysis.\n\nYield data analysis: Review large-scale manufacturing and test data to assess design, process,or test changes that improve factory yield. Analyze trends, outliers, andcommon failure modes, then work with cross-functional teams to define practical corrective actions.\n\nChange management: Plan, coordinate, validate, and release design, test, or process change orders that support yield improvement, ramp readiness, product quality, and manufacturability.\n\nCross-functional collaboration: Work closely with hardware, optical, firmware, test, reliability, manufacturing, operations, and supplier-facing teams to drive technical issues to closure.\n\nDocumentation and communication: Summarize data analysis, debug findings, recommendations, validation results, and change plans clearly for technical and program stakeholders.\n\nThe Must Haves:\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Engineering Physics, or equivalent.\n\n2-5 years of experience in hardware engineering, electrical engineering, optical hardware, telecommunications equipment, networking platforms, manufacturing test, or another complex electronic-product environment.\n\nFamiliarity with product lifecycle stages, including development, qualification, ramp, volume manufacturing, sustaining, field support, orend-of-life.\n\nDemonstrated proficiency with statistical analysis techniques such as histogram distributions, Q-Q plots, standard deviation, process capability, Cp, Cpk, or related metrics.\n\nExperience using scripting or programming tools such as Python or MATLAB for data analysis, automation, or engineering debug.\n\nAbility to work hands-on in a lab environment and interpret electrical, optical, manufacturing, or system-level test results.\n\nStrong communication skills, with the ability to present technical findings, trade-offs, and recommendations to cross-functional engineering and program teams.\n\nAssets:\nDemonstrated interest in prototyping, embedded hardware, hardware bring-up, or lab-based debugprojects.\n\nFamiliarity with coherent optical transceivers, optical modems, DSP-based systems, or high-speed communications hardware.\n\nFamiliarity with high-volume manufacturing, manufacturing test flows, factory yield analysis, or production data systems.\n\nExperience with optical test equipment, electrical test equipment, automated test platforms, reliability qualification testing, failure analysis, or root-cause corrective action processes.\n\nSalary Range: The annual salary range for this position is $74,200 - $118,400.\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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