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We make equipment, software, and systems that help to plan, deploy, certify, monitor, and optimize all kinds of networks - like those for mobile phones, service providers, large businesses and data centers. And, we are also at the forefront of optical security - we bend light to develop and deliver optical solutions that provide security to the world’s currencies and safety and performance applications for consumer electronics and spectrometry.We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected - at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are fierce about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company - to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.\nDuties & Responsibilities:\nKick-start your professional adventure by joining multiple expert teams in an international rotation program. During this 2 year program you will be able to develop your skills at the forefront of leading edge technology, while also earning a competitive salary and complete benefits and that’s just the beginning! Once you complete this exciting program, you will continue your career within VIAVI collaborating with and contributing to your designated team.\nYou will directly contribute to our solutions which are effectively used in a high variety of industries as we enable our customers to adapt and thrive by transforming complexity through visibility and actionable insight.\nAbout us:\nVIAVI Engineers work with teammates to solve problems and build innovative software and hardware solutions that help our customers design, deploy and optimize all types of networks which enable their customers cell phone data and voice services for 5G, 4G and all types of wireless networks, enable cable systems and services, enable high speed data centres to operate, enable aircraft to fly safely, and enable your local government, police, fire departments, and military to operate radio communication. In addition, VIAVI Engineers build modern software systems to assure that all forms of information communication provide high level service to customers.\nPre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:\nRequirements:\nWe look for people who are enthusiastic about innovation and cutting-edge technologies to provide products to customers. If you are passionate about product quality and thrive on collaborating and communicating with Agile teams and leadership regarding designs, project progress and issue resolution, then VIAVI is a good place for you! You will also be expected to demonstrate an ability to continuously learn relevant new technologies, tools, methods and processes to leverage in your solutions.\nAt VIAVI you are part of a team that is the link between abstract concepts and delivered solutions - the one who solves problems, and creates solutions that will impact millions of people all over the world.\nTo be considered for this program, you should possess the following:\nMaster's from an accredited university in one of the following disciplines: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.\n\nSome engineering related experience outside of the classroom environment like an internship/Co-Op, hackathon, research project, or related experience.\n\nExposure to AI coding using Claude, Co Pilot, of Chat GPT to accelerate RTL/script writing, debugging and research.\n\nStrong algorithmic reasoning: the ability to break down problems, reason about edge cases, and translate logic into hardware or code.\n\nFPGA design experience using Verilog, System Verilog, or VHDL.\n\nSimulation experience using Aldec Riviera, Mentor Graphics, Modelsim/Questasim, Synopsys VCS, Cadence Xcelium, or similar.\n\nExperience of AMD or Altera FPGA devices or implementation tools.\n\nVersion control experience using Git, Subversion, CVS or similar tools.\n\n***Please note the programme starts in July 2027***\nWe are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected - at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. 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