Embedded Software Engineer – Co-op Student

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Lumentum Canada was awarded the 2022 National Capital Region’s Top Employers for the 6th consecutive year and the 2022 Career Directory Canada’s Best Employers for Recent Graduates for the 5th consecutive year.
 

Lumentum is seeking to hire a Embedded Software Engineer (Co-op Student) for our Ottawa based Embedded Circuit Pack Software team.

What will you do in this role?

The student shall participate as a developer working on real projects in a team environment:

• Work closely with R&D teams to develop embedded software,  and ensuring compliance to specifications;
• Work independently or in a small team to deliver technically challenging products;
• Designing, implementing and supporting features in C++ on embedded platforms for high performance optical products;
• Applying best practices throughout the software lifecycle;
• Solving complex problems in multi-disciplinary teams;
• Analyzing and characterizing software failures;
• Sharing your knowledge in the following technology areas: OO analysis and design, embedded software, code reuse, designing for test and support, distributed and multi-threaded system design, unit test, etc.

What experience will allow you the greatest success in this role?

Recommended Education:        

• 3rd or 4th year: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, although software-inclined candidates from other Engineering and Science disciplines would also be considered.

Skills:                     

• Motivated to succeed;
• Strong C++ programming experience.
• Strong experience developing and working with embedded systems.
• Strong with QNX, LINUX and C is an asset.
• Strong experience working with teams.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with optical systems is an asset.
• Experience with TI DSP and BIOS is an asset.
• Experience.Net (VB, C#) experience;

What sets Lumentum’s student program apart? We’re awesome because… 
Our team has a long history (15 years and counting!) of employing students. At the Ottawa office we have ~40 co-op students across a site of ~300 people. We offer flexible working schedules, continuous learning, mentorship programs, and employee resource groups.

In its seventh consecutive year, the Ottawa site is honored to be named one of the Canada Region Top Employers and one of the best employers for recent university graduates under the Career Directory for the sixth year by Canada’s Top 100 Employers! 
 

Lumentum awards scholarships of $5,000.00 to five of our Canada based students from underrepresented groups. To be considered for the scholarship, the first thing you need to do is apply for a Lumentum intern/co-op opportunity so you can be reviewed for a job with us.  To receive the DIB scholarship, you must complete an intern/co-op with Lumentum. 

You might be interested to know: 

• Many of our employees hold advanced degrees, so it is a great place to expand your technical learning
• Our building has a small gym and showers that are free to use
• There is a cafeteria on site that provides subsidize meals and free coffee & tea
• Pool/Billiards table with a convertible Ping-Pong table top in our LumenLounge and available for all employees
• Plenty of FREE Parking, if you drive, and a conveniently located public transit stop in front of the building, if you take public transit
• Benefits / health plans provided to co-op students
• Numerous inclusive Employee Resource Groups available to join, such as Women at Lumentum, Next Gen Luminaries, Asians at Lumentum, etc.