Hardware Design & Verification Co-op — High-Speed Circuits

Ciena Corporation; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Ciena Corporation is offering a four-month co-op term in Ottawa, Canada, focusing on hardware development for switching products. You will join a driven team responsible for implementing and validating advanced circuit packs, gaining hands-on experience across testing, design verification, and documentation.

Actively enrolled in a bachelor’s program in Electrical Engineering with strong communication and teamwork skills will help you thrive, complemented by exposure to CAD tools, lab equipment,

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Good communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform hardware test and debug of new and existing circuit boards.
• Manage board programming and prototype inventory.
• Perform thorough design verification to validate functionality, performance, operating margins, and robustness.
• Conduct signal integrity measurements, thermal stress testing, and component qualification.
• Contribute to documentation such as Design Specification and Test Plans.
• Work in Cadence CAD tools (Concept/Allegro).
• Learn how fiber optic transport equipment and associated test equipment function.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (enrolled)

Tools

Cadence CAD tools

PCB schematic capture

PCB layout tools

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Ciena Corporation is offering a four-month co-op term in Ottawa, Canada, focusing on hardware development for switching products. You will join a driven team responsible for implementing and validating advanced circuit packs, gaining hands-on experience across testing, design verification, and documentation.

Actively enrolled in a bachelor’s program in Electrical Engineering with strong communication and teamwork skills will help you thrive, complemented by exposure to CAD tools, lab equipment,