Product Verification Engineer

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Why Ciena? 

• We’re a company rooted in people—seeking to create a vibrant and inclusive environment, where everyone feels they can belong.  
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• Mentoring. Networking. Leadership Opportunities. We recognize that the learning doesn’t stop when you leave school - we champion a team environment for development and provide the tools to achieve success. 
• We are big proponents of life-work integration. Our people make a big difference at Ciena, but we want to shine light on their differences outside of working hours too. Ciena Cares supports non-profit causes important to employees by matching employee financial contributions and dedicating time for volunteering. 

The Opportunity:

Six Month work term: Jan, 2025 – June, 2025

How You Will Contribute:
The key objective of this role is to ensure that our customer receive a high-quality product that fulfills network deployment requirements of Ciena’s customers and helps them achieve their operational and performance objectives. This role requires understanding system architecture, features, UIs including device/network management systems and customer network applications of Packet Optical Platforms. It involves documenting captive lab network design mimicking deployed/expected network deployments, documenting/performing tests for validating system behavior, documenting any deviation from desired behavior including analysis of logs to characterize system behavior and working with system design to get resolution of issues.

• Support senior verifiers in designing, documenting, and building test environment.
• Understanding features targeted in a release, identifying customer network deployment and operational scenarios for the features and documenting tests for their validation.
• Performing tests in captive lab network using device/network management system and NBIs
• Identifying automation requirements for the tests and coding test scenarios in python/tcl in Ciena’s proprietary test automation framework
• Document and report deviations in system behavior in Defect Tracking System and work with system design to take them to closure.
• Collaborating with verification and design team members to achieve release goals.
• Regular updates to the manager on project/assignment status are expected.

What Does Ciena Expect of You?

• A sense of urgency – what’s important to the customer is equally important to you.  You make getting things done a priority.
• Integrity – you hold yourself to the highest level of personal and professional standards of conduct.
• A commitment to innovation – you continually seek to learn, understand new technologies and ever-changing market conditions, and endeavor to apply that knowledge to Ciena’s advantage.
• You embrace change – thriving in a diverse environment of ever-changing priorities and sometimes stressful situations.
• The flexibility to work independently with minimal supervision as well as part of a broader team.

The Must Haves:

• Good knowledge of Telecommunication technologies (optical/satellite/microwave networks), and digital modulation techniques (ASK, PSK, QAM, etc.)
• Strong programming skills in any language python/c/c++ and experience in Linux environment.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and their architecture.
• Detailed oriented with an eye for quality.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-drive demonstrated in projects undertaken.
• Ability to organize work in a structured manner.
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision and meeting tight deadlines.
• Working as team player who welcomes collaboration.
• Remain flexible regarding your tasks with a positive attitude contributing to better team environment and increased productivity.

Education

• Undergoing M. Tech. in Electronics and Communication or similar