City : Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Category : Engineering

Industry : Telecommunications

Employer : Ciena

Since 1992, Ciena has been driven by a relentless pursuit of network innovation.  We believe in a network that grows smarter, more agile, and more responsive every day. This means that when you digitally interact in your world - picking up the phone, streaming video, texting a friend or loved one – your interactions are being enabled by Ciena technologies.  Ciena makes your social / entertainment / business existence REAL.

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Posting Title:  Optical Measurements Engineer

What will you do at Ciena?

Ciena is recognized as a leading supplier of state-of-the-art fiber optic transmission technology, and an important aspect of this development is lab work.  Join the WaveLogic Science team and leverage our advanced research lab capabilities to experimentally verify new digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms and hardware designs for next generation high-speed optical systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and run experiments to evaluate DSP algorithms and hardware for next-generation high-speed optical communication systems.
• Analyze, document, communicate, and present the results from complex experiments and large data sets.
• Support other Ciena teams through automation and analysis of optical experiments.

General Activities

• Create innovative solutions for experimental issues.
• Automate, analyze, and visualize experimental data in MATLAB.
• Create and perform simulations of experiments then validate predictions via measurement.
• Analyze problems in your specific areas of knowledge, which would be a subset of:  optical physics, communications theory, probability, and high-speed/RF electronics.
• Independently plan and schedule work.
• Test at 800 Gb/s and beyond in the lab.
• Advanced technology demonstrations for customers.

Collaboration with stakeholders

• Interface and collaborate on technical designs with DSP, hardware, firmware, electro-optic, and systems teams.
• Share expertise and best practices with lab teams.

Areas of impact

• Key technologies to enable state-of-the-art DWDM optical transport development.

Experience

• Post-graduate degree in Math, Physics, or Engineering with focus on optical physics, DSP, or communications.
• Must have experience working in a lab environment with optical and/or RF technologies.
• Must have MATLAB experience.
• Python experience is an asset.

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About Ciena 
Ciena is a network strategy and technology company with a passion to provide an experience, to you and our customers that is as rewarding as the outcome.   We attract the best and brightest– those with outstanding talent, motivation, and the right attitude to contribute to our success. Our culture balances our openness and informality with professionalism and trust and is built on the foundation of our core values: Customer First, Integrity, Velocity, Innovation, and Outstanding People.  

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