Embedded Software Engineer 3

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Introducing Ciena

Since 1992, Ciena has been driven by a relentless pursuit of network innovation. We believe in a network that grows smarter, more agile, and more responsive every day. This means that when you digitally interact in your world - picking up the phone, streaming video, texting a friend or loved one – your interactions are being enabled by Ciena technologies. Ciena makes your social / entertainment / business existence REAL.

Why Ciena:

• We are big proponents of life-work integration and provide the flexibility and tools to make it a reality with remote work and potentially, part-time work.
• We believe an inclusive, diverse and barrier-free work environment makes for empowered and committed employees.
• We recognize the importance of well-being and offer programs and benefits to support and sustain the mental and physical health of our employees and their families and offer a variety of paid family leave programs.
• We are committed to employee development, offering tuition reimbursement and a variety of in-house learning and mentorship opportunities.
• We know that financial security is important. We offer competitive salaries and incentive programs, RSU’s (job level specific) and an employee share option purchase program.
• We realize time away to recharge is non-negotiable. We offer flexible paid time off!
• Great work deserves recognition. We have a robust recognition program, with ongoing and enhanced awards for exemplary performance.

How You will Contribute:

Ciena Corporation, the network specialist, offers leading network infrastructure solutions, intelligent software and a comprehensive services practice. Our portfolio of software-centric optical and Ethernet platforms combines network element programmability, operating system commonality and management unification, and Carrier Ethernet-based transformation to enable our customers to change the way they compete. Our solutions form the foundation of many of the largest, most reliable and sophisticated service provider, enterprise, government, and research and education networks across the globe.

We’re looking for highly motivated and talented Software Engineers who are passionate about engineering velocity, innovation and have significant experience in embedded software design for high performance, fault tolerant, high availability applications in an Optical data networking domain. Individuals who possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and who are committed to delivering quality results on aggressive timelines.

Software Engineers who have had hands-on experience implementing, testing and debugging Device drivers (SPI, I2C, UART), Layer 1/Layer 2 optical data networking protocols on custom hardware platforms. Who are proficient in C/C++ development in a real-time embedded Linux environment with excellent data path debugging skills and who have had exposure to L1 protocols such as OTN, SONET, SDH, Gbe/10Gbe, FC, CPRI etc

Ciena’s 6500 Product Family seeks an application software designer to develop application software for the provisioning, alarm detection/reporting, conditioning etc for the GigE/FC/OCn/OTM facilities on the optical transponder modules on the 6500 products. Responsibilities include:

• Participate in C, C++ software development of new functionality in various software components.
• Analyzing product requirements and customer use cases and propose implementation architectures for both current and next-generation hardware platforms
• Prototyping and evaluating alternative solutions on target hardware platforms
• Delivering detailed functional specification and technical design documents for embedded software architectures and components
• Participate in the design of various embedded software/firmware applications.
• Test, document, debug and maintain the applications.
• Participate in backlog defect reduction.
• Write scripts, test utilities, and other development tools.
• Lead Meetings and Brainstorming sessions

What Does Ciena Expect of You?

• Initiative – You’re a self-starter who works with limited direction and is committed to delivering against aggressive deadlines.
• Agility – you are readily able to make key decisions and manage competing and ever-changing account priorities and largely driven by the product development lifecycle.
• Communication expertise – the ability to influence and tailor your message and ideas in both English and French to the audience to ensure understanding and consensus
• 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.
• Relationship builder – with a proven ability to influence, you’re able to get work done through others.
• A commitment to innovation – you keep abreast of the market and competitive developments and are always keen to formulate new ideas and problem solve

Must Haves –

The successful applicant will have the following skills:

• Good experience in designing embedded application software or firmware for telecom domain solution.
• Good experience in designing device driver’s software or firmware (SPI, UART, I2C interfaces and Clocking devices, Serdes, pluggables etc) for telecom domain solution.
• Good understanding of network technology and preferably working experience in SONET/Ethernet/OTN/Fiber channel/CPRI using the mapper devices/FPGA.
• Programming experience in C/C++.
• Programming experience with Inter-process communication facilities on Linux and VxWorks.
• Programming experience in bash, perl
• Broad experience in multiple aspects of embedded Linux and VxWorks.
• Comfortable in a lab environment and able to integrate software onto custom hardware.
• Familiarity with the Linux and VxWorks build-process.
• Working knowledge of VxWorks OS and Kernel.
• Familiarity with Perforce, ClearCase, GIT or other SCM.
• Effective written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to work within a team, and to influence other teams. An independent worker who can handle projects by understanding requirements from PLMs, plan and design with System Architects.
• Understanding of profiling tools for resource usage and performance.
• Understanding of Debug equipment’s like Jtag debugger, emulators.
• Knowledge of Optical networks is an added advantage

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s/Maters degree in E&C or Computer Engineering.
• 8+ years of experience in C/C++ on embedded Linux and VxWorks.
• 8+ years of experience in an embedded software design role.

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