New Grad: Hardware Engineer
Ciena may well be the most important technology company you’ve never heard of. The innovations that wow us (driverless cars), and those we now take for granted (the ability to mobile-stream your favorite show) are the products of ingenuity from some brilliant and forward-thinking companies. But those companies rely on Ciena, another vanguard of innovation, to create and advance the underlying networks that bring their breakthroughs to our doorsteps. VR, AI, IOT, 5G … literally none of it would be possible without the mind-boggling technology that makes the internet itself work. For more than 25 years, Ciena has been the global leader in networking strategy, and our technology has been part of the critical infrastructure running within the most advanced companies in the world.
Job purpose
The Packet-Optical Platform FPGA team is looking for a new grad to join the team. The successful candidate will apply advanced design and verification methodologies and tools to for FPGA designs to build ensure the quality of our products for Ciena’s Packet Optical platforms.
Duties and responsibilities
- Participate in the full life cycle of FPGA design from concept to customer support
- Contribute to design specification and RTL implementation.
- Perform FPGA verification with simulation and in the lab.
- Timing closure and analysis
- Develop and/or use tools to facilitate lab bring-up and debug of FPGAs.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- Exposure to Verilog, SystemVerilog, UVM, C/C++
- Familiarity circuit design, digital logic, and CAD tools such as Mentor Questa, Synopsys VCS, Intel Quartus, and Xilinx Vivado are an asset.
- Familiarity to scripting language such as Perl, Python, and TCL
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python
- Familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and traffic test sets
- Familiarity with the Linux environment.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Initiative, enthusiasm, resourcefulness, and an eagerness to learn
Rewarding experience. Meaningful outcomes.
Making a difference in people's lives through design and implementation of leading network technologies. That's what motivates us.
A distinct way to work
Free thinking, free discussion, and collaboration are the norm. Expect more satisfying outcomes - both personal and professional.
Ciena values the diversity of our workforce and respects its employees as individuals, regardless of race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender or age.
Ciena is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, you should advise Ciena in a timely fashion of the specific needs / accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to any specific needs / accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.
What you can expect from us
- You will receive notification of your successful application
- Successful applicants will be contacted by Talent Acquisition for an initial discussion
- If suitable you will be considered for the short list and our formal interview process