Full-Time

Coherent Pluggable Transponder

Systems Engineer

Posted on 5/9/2025

Ciena

Ciena

5,001-10,000 employees

Provides optical and routing networking solutions

Compensation Overview

CA$69.4k - CA$110.8k/yr

+ Incentive Bonus + Sales Commission

Mid

Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship

Montreal, QC, Canada + 1 more

More locations: Ottawa, ON, Canada

Category
Embedded Systems Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Telecommunications Engineering
Required Skills
gRPC
Python
JavaScript
MATLAB
REST APIs
C/C++
HTML/CSS
Requirements
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
  • Meaningful experience related to coherent transponders, especially pluggable form factors. E.g., CMIS, C-CMIS, SFF-8024, CFP-MSA, and QSFP-DD, CFP2-DCO.
  • Some knowledge/experience of CMIS, C-CMIS and CFP-MSA standards and client mappings (e.g., GAUI-n)
  • Experience with routing/switching equipment (e.g., Ciena, Cisco, Juniper, Nokia, Arista, Huawei)
  • Experience with optical transmission (L1), routing/switching (L2/L3), lab instrumentation and/or coherent modems
  • Lab experience with optical technology/instrumentation: optical transmission, lab environments, instrumentation (e.g., OSA), coherent modems (e.g., BPSK, DPSK)
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Python, JavaScript (Angular.js, Ember.js), C/C++, MATLAB
  • Web UI (HTML5, CSS, YANG, XML, JSON)
  • Northbound interfaces (REST API, NETCONF, gRPC)
  • Ability to investigate, troubleshoot, determine root causes across functional teams
  • Customer-facing experience; proven ability of establishing confidence/rapport across cultural lines
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Multilingual an asset
  • Ability for international travel to Ciena facilities and/or customer sites (~5-15%)
  • Organized, meticulous team player
Responsibilities
  • Performing integration test plans for adopting Ciena pluggable transmitters into 3rd party platforms
  • Lab-based tests verifying transponder (WL5n, WL6n) performance/specs across a range of metrics (TX/RX interfaces, power consumption, software interface, etc.)
  • Software automation accelerating lab/field work (Python, JavaScript)
  • Lab/field activities maximizing capacity/performance, interoperating with foreign systems, resolving issues and demonstrating features
Desired Qualifications
  • Knowledge of CMIS, C-CMIS and CFP-MSA standards and client mappings (e.g., GAUI-n)
  • Experience with routing/switching equipment (e.g., Ciena, Cisco, Juniper, Nokia, Arista, Huawei)
  • Experience with optical transmission (L1), routing/switching (L2/L3), lab instrumentation and/or coherent modems
  • Lab experience with optical technology/instrumentation: optical transmission, lab environments, instrumentation (e.g., OSA), coherent modems (e.g., BPSK, DPSK)

Ciena specializes in optical and routing systems, as well as automation software, to create adaptive networks that cater to the increasing digital demands for enhanced connectivity. Their products help clients, which include telecommunications providers, cable operators, governments, and businesses, to improve and optimize their network infrastructure. Ciena's solutions consist of hardware, software, and professional services that work together to provide high-performance networking capabilities. What sets Ciena apart from its competitors is its focus on building strong, collaborative relationships with customers and partners, which fosters innovation and adds value to their offerings. The company's goal is to enable richer, more connected experiences for users by enhancing the performance and efficiency of network systems.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Linthicum, Maryland

Founded

1992

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for 800G and 1.6T solutions aligns with Ciena's product developments.
  • Adoption of disaggregated architectures in Europe offers Ciena market expansion opportunities.
  • Focus on AI workloads increases demand for Ciena's advanced optical technologies.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging optical technology companies pose competitive threats to Ciena's market share.
  • Rapid technological advancements may outpace Ciena's current R&D capabilities.
  • Supply chain vulnerabilities could disrupt Ciena's production and delivery schedules.

What makes Ciena unique

  • Ciena leads in adaptive networks with advanced optical and routing systems.
  • The company offers unique 400G ZR+ technology, first implemented by EXATEL in Poland.
  • Ciena's WaveLogic 5 Extreme enhances digital infrastructure across India.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Company Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Leave

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Converge Digest
May 5th, 2025
Poland's EXATEL Implements Ciena's 400G ZR+

Polish network operator EXATEL has selected Ciena's WaveLogic 5 Nano (WL5n) 400G ZR+ coherent pluggable transceivers to upgrade its open, software-defined optical network, becoming the first operator in Poland to implement a disaggregated architecture of this kind.

The Fast Mode
Apr 11th, 2025
Ciena's WaveLogic 5 Extreme Boosts Microscan's Digital Infrastructure in India

Ciena announced its WaveLogic 5 Extreme technology has been selected by fibre infrastructure provider Microscan to boost the capacity, resilience and efficiency of its optical transport networks (OTNs) across India.

ETF Daily News
Apr 9th, 2025
Norges Bank Makes New Investment in Ciena Co. (NYSE:CIEN)

Norges Bank makes new investment in Ciena Co. (NYSE:CIEN).

Stock Titan
Mar 25th, 2025
Ciena Brings Data Center Connectivity Innovations to OFC 2025

Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is set to showcase groundbreaking data center connectivity innovations at OFC 2025 in San Francisco from March 30 to April 3.

Stock Titan
Mar 24th, 2025
Semtech CEO to Share Market Vision at Optica Executive Forum

Following the forum, Semtech will showcase its technologies at the 2025 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC) from April 1-3, featuring demonstrations of data center interconnects, 800G/1.6T optical connectivity, and high-performance analog solutions.