Senior Optical Test Automation Engineer

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How You Will Contribute:

The Optical Test Automation Engineering role is a key position reporting to the Manager, Optical Test Automation. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing test automation development, support and expertise enabling volume manufacturing of Passive Optical Network pluggable modules.  

• You will work amongst a team of Software and Engineering development specialists, ensuring they are enabled, empowered, and motivated.

• You will extract existing test software solutions and migrate them to a scalable and maintainable volume production environment.

• You will validate test software algorithms and provide feedback to other developers and stakeholders

• You will participate in test architecture discussions centered around parallel processing to enable high volume solution with minimal cost, touch-time, and footprint.

• You will work closely with the R&D team located in Ottawa ON and Petaluma CA, to define product manufacturing and test requirements and architectures.

• You will collaborate with the other Optical Engineering teams in Ottawa supporting the development of test solutions for Ciena’s optical product portfolio including Process Engineering, Product Engineering, Test Engineering. Mechanical Engineering and Project Management.

• You will integrate new hardware and software test solutions in our Ottawa NPI lab for delivery to volume manufacturing partners.

• You will support manufacturing in USA, Mexico and Asia by interacting with factory engineers and monitoring test data, performing statistical analysis using Ciena’s state-of the-art data analytics engine.

What Does Ciena Expect of You?

• Customer First Mentality – what is important to the customer is also important to you.  You seek to regularly exceed customer expectations.

• Initiative – You are a self-starter who works with limited direction and is committed to delivering against aggressive deadlines.

• Agility – you are readily able to manage competing and ever-changing account priorities and maintain a balanced and methodical approach to problem-solving.

• Communication expertise – you tailor your message and ideas to the audience to ensure understanding and agreement.

• Leadership – the ability to influence, empower and get things done by people who do not necessarily report to you.

• The flexibility to work independently and as part of a broader team – you thrive in a multi-disciplinary team environment, but are comfortable working independently as required.

• Problem solver – you possess the ability to analyze and methodically solve complex technical problems.

• A commitment to learning – you keep abreast of market, competitor and technology developments and use that information to Ciena’s advantage.

The Must Haves:

• Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, physics, or computer science or related field

• A minimum of 2 years' experience programming in Python

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in a high tech industry

• Experience with optical product testing

• Experience with git-based source code control systems

• Experience interfacing with test instruments and embedded microcontrollers

• Knowledge of the latest software development tools and environments.

• A desire to standardize and control product development tools, processes, and libraries, to help scale and maintain the development environment.

• A desire to make product manufacturing achieve high yield, high quality, high reliability, and high robustness.

• Interest to capture top failure modes and provide clear instructions into the automation software to strive for autonomous factory execution.

Assets:

• Experience with optical testing with a specific focus on PON (Passive Optical Network) products including compliance to specifications and standards.

• Experience developing manufacturing automation software and solutions.

• Experience with Github

• Experience in the optical telecom industry

• Experience directly supporting volume manufacturing in Asia.

• Knowledge of routing and switching product services and functions.

• Direct knowledge and/or experience with Ciena’s optical products.

The annual pay range for this position is $77,500 - $164,500 CAD

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.

Non-Sales employees may be eligible for a discretionary incentive bonus, while Sales employees may be eligible for a sales commission. In addition to competitive compensation, 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 also comply with all applicable laws regarding Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

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