Hardware Design Engineer

4 weeks ago

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Ciena Canada, Inc. Full time

Ciena Canada, Inc. is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual's passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We're a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

Why Ciena?

  • We're a company rooted in people —seeking to create a vibrant and inclusive environment, where everyone feels they can belong.
  • Achieve accelerated career growth by gaining hands-on experience and exposure to the latest technology. Our interns and graduates work on real projects in real time in world-class labs.
  • Mentoring. Networking. Leadership Opportunities. We recognize that the learning doesn't stop when you leave school - we champion a team environment for development and provide the tools to achieve success.
  • We are big proponents of life-work integration. Our people make a big difference at Ciena, but we want to shine light on their differences outside of working hours too. CienaCares supports non-profit causes important to employees by matching employee financial contributions and dedicating time for volunteering.

The Opportunity:

This is a 4-month work term opportunity with Ciena Canada, Inc.

How You Will Contribute:

As a Hardware Design Engineer, you will be responsible for reviewing alternate components for 2nd source qualification and obsolescence, executing hardware verification plans, debugging prototype hardware using test equipment, and modifying circuit packs to enable testing or to fix issues uncovered during testing.

What Does Ciena Expect of You?

  • A sense of urgency—what's important to the customer is equally important to you. You make getting things done a priority.
  • Integrity—you hold yourself to the highest level of personal and professional standards of conduct.
  • A commitment to innovation—you continually seek to learn, understand new technologies and ever-changing market conditions, and endeavour to apply that knowledge to Ciena's advantage.
  • You embrace change—thriving in a diverse environment of ever-changing priorities and sometimes stressful situations.
  • The flexibility to work independently with minimal supervision as well as part of a broader team.

The Must Haves:

  • Electrical Engineering program or equivalent
  • Familiarity with lab test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and test sets) and measurement techniques would be beneficial
  • Understanding of high-speed signaling, transmission lines, digital and analog design

The Assets:

  • Experience designing and debugging hardware is an asset
  • Experience with PCB schematic capture and layout tools is an asset

Compensation and Benefits (Students):

The pay range for this position is $24.50-$33.00/hour

Pay 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.

In addition to competitive compensation, Ciena offers students access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation pay as required by applicable laws.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates.

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