Product Verification Intern

Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual’s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.
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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.  
• Accelerate your career path by gaining hands-on experience and exposure to the latest technology. Our interns and graduates work on real projects in real time in world class labs. Be a part of tomorrow’s future – today. 

• 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:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Optical Engineering, you will work alongside a team of test/security engineers/developers responsible for testing Ciena’s next generation products.    

• You will have the opportunity to explore into software programming to create test automation solutions for Ciena’s next generation products.
• Your involvement will extend to contributing to test automation frameworks and tools.
• You will engage in collaboration with test engineers to jointly develop and execute test scripts.
• Note: Responsibilities can be further adapted according to the capabilities and interests of the successful candidate.

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 seeks 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:

• Candidates working towards the completion of a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, IT, or a related field are invited to apply.
• Familiarity with programming languages, particularly Python, JavaScript, or Java, is required.
• Familiarity with Windows and Linux operating systems.

Assets:

• Hands-on Experience with GUI programming (for ex: Python QT, Python TkInter, React, or JavaScript etc) would provide an additional edge.
• Knowledge of object-oriented concepts and skill sets would be advantageous.