Software Lead Engineer

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Please note : This position requires on-site presence and is not eligible for full-time remote work.

How You Will Contribute :

As a Software Lead Engineer, WaveLogic Modem Software Development, you'll be responsible for architecture, design and implementation of our next generation of optical transport solutions supporting Layer 1 / 2 networking on a wide range of host platforms. Primary job responsibilities include

Leading the development of embedded software features written in C and running over Linux / Zephyr OS which includes configuring the hardware / FPGA / ASIC components and bringing up the data path for specific transport applications.

Collaborate with both local and remote teams to build the solutions and provide basic project management for your own work and / or that of a small team, including effort estimation, project tracking, and status reporting.

Play an active role in various phases of the product development cycle - product definition, design, planning, implementation, and testing.

Review product requirements and customer use cases and propose solutions based on the current architecture and industry standards.

Prototype and evaluate alternative solutions on target hardware platforms and deliver detailed functional specification and technical design documents.

Support developed features through product verification and customer introduction, playing a key role in training the field support personnel.

The Must Haves :

Bachelor's degree in electrical / computer engineering.

Minimum 10 years of experience leading the embedded software design / implementation on a networking or telecommunications product.

Minimum 5 years of experience building applications using C / C++ as programming language.

Experience with device bring up, integrating FPGA and ASIC components on SOC based platform.

Ability to understand CPU Hardware architectures, Hardware Functional Specifications and Hardware Timing Diagrams.

Hands on experience with the Linux kernel drivers and user space drivers.

Good knowledge of embedded systems, Linux Operating System, mutual exclusion, synchronization, interrupt handling, inter-process communication, etc.

Experience with datacom & telecom concepts such as DWDM, OTN, Ethernet, TCP / IP.

Strong hands-on debug skills using tools like GDB, Valgrind etc.

Excellent verbal and technical writing skills.

Assets :

Experience designing the large scale distributed embedded systems using micro service architecture on real time operating systems.

Good knowledge of telecom standards like G709, IEEE802.3 etc.

Exposure to data modelling languages like YANG.

Design and development tools such as : Git, Eclipse, JIRA, Confluence, Yocto etc.

Pay Range :

The salary range for this role is $ 107,800 - $172,200

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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