Highly Technical Optical Calibration Specialist

3 weeks ago


Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Ciena Full time

Ciena, a technology company prioritizing humanity, is seeking a skilled Senior Test Engineer to join their New Product Introduction team. This role involves delivering automated calibration and verification solutions for Ciena's coherent optical modem portfolio.

About the Role

The ideal candidate will be a highly technical problem solver with expertise in both hardware and software-related issues. They will effectively communicate their work to various teams, including designers, product engineers, contract manufacturers, and operators.

Responsibilities
  • Write tests and automation to bring up new and support existing production lines
  • Support the R&D team with test tools during prototype development
  • Assist contract manufacturer partners in testing beta prototypes, pre-production, and high-volume production
  • Analyze production statistics to improve test time and yields as production scales
  • Support failure analysis, root cause identification, and corrective action implementation of components, sub-systems, and field failures
  • Facilitate the transfer of new products from the lab to high-volume production across multiple sites
  • Develop and document fault isolation troubleshooting tools and guides
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Optical Engineering or Computer Science
  • Experience using optical and radio frequency RF test equipment (spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, power meters, attenuators)
  • 2+ years of test automation software development (C#, Python, or Matlab)
  • Good understanding of statistics in a production environment (CPk analysis, paretos)
Preferred Qualifications
  • Test engineering experience including offshore production and debug management
  • Experience using source control tools such as git
  • Experience using the Atlassian suite of tools (Bitbucket/Sourcetree/Jira/Confluence)
  • Ability to travel up to 10% of the time outside of Canada
Compensation and Benefits

The estimated annual salary for this position is $77,500 - $164,500 CAD. 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 comply with all applicable laws regarding Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence. Ciena values diversity and respects its employees as individuals, promoting an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and heard.



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