Job Description

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.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified below and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

This role is ideally Ottawa, Ontario based however remote in Canada or USA (Eastern/Central Time Zones) is also available.



What will you do at Ciena as a Junior Analog Design Engineer?

The Wavelogic family of products are widely used in Ciena's optical fiber transmission solutions and are one of the main contributors to Ciena's success in the telecommunications industry.

You will be joining a vibrant team with a proven track-record of success over 30-years of evolution and revolution in the advancement of high-speed circuits used in broadband fiber-optic modems. This team pioneered the introduction of the world's first high-speed DAC and ADC analog macros that ushered in the era of coherent fiber-optic product solutions.

To further strengthen our team, we are looking for a hardworking junior analog design engineer who will participate in the design of advanced high-speed analog circuits in the latest deep-submicron CMOS and/or BiCMOS technologies. Your role as a junior analog designer will be to deliver advanced high-speed circuits under the oversight of a senior analog designer within a larger team who are responsible for a full mixed signal IP block solution that will be integrated into the Wavelogic family of products.

These analog macros include design and deliver of electrical interface-facing DAC and ADC based SERDES solutions for 112G and 224G, optical-line-facing high-speed DAC and ADC circuits interfacing with optical modulators and detectors, transimpedance amplifiers, modulator driver circuits, and critical precision analog circuits for control and monitoring functions, etc..

In this role:

• You will be responsible for complete and detailed design of the analog blocks assigned to you under the guidance of a senior analog design engineer. You will interact with layout team members who may assist with some aspects of the overall implementation through to full GDSII delivery to Ciena's integration partner.
• Reporting on status updates on a regular basis, participation in team meetings and sharing of experience with the rest of the group.
• Characterization in Ciena's state-of-the art lab of the analog circuits from test-chips through to full product implementation working with members of our Analog Macro Integration team.

What technical experience and personal skills are required for this role?

• Electrical or computer engineering, computer science or other applicable scientific degree at the BEng/BSc, MEng/MSc, or Ph.D level.
• Experience leading designs in advanced BiCMOS and/or CMOS technology with a minimum of 2-years industrial experience.
• A highly motivated self-starter, able to work independently, while being a great teammate
• Ability to methodically address technical problems
• Excellent organization, written and oral (English) interpersonal skills
• Proficiency with use of applicable design tools from Cadence, Mentor and Synopsys for analog design (eg Virtuoso, Calibre, STAR-RC, MMSIM).

What additional assets can help in this role?

• Experience with 2.5D or 3D E-M tools such as HFSS or EMX
• Experience with mixed-signal design validation using state-of the art probing and test equipment

The above lists are intended to describe the general nature and level of work, and they are not intended to be a comprehensive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required to be qualified and to be performed by the selected candidate. You will have an opportunity to better understand the role through the interview experience.

At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.

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