New Grad Hardware Engineer: PCB Design & Networking

Ciena Corporation; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 63,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401K / DCPP with company matching

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Ciena Corporation is hiring a Hardware Engineer (New Grad) in Ottawa to contribute to the design, validation, and debugging of next-generation networking hardware. You will work on complex PCBs and collaborate with FPGA, software, and manufacturing teams.

The role emphasizes digital logic, high-speed interfaces, and rigorous testing, with opportunities to learn through hands-on lab work and design reviews. Strong communication and teamwork are essential as you grow in this multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of digital logic design fundamentals.
• Familiarity with microprocessors, FPGAs, CPLDs, memories, and digital interfaces.
• Knowledge of digital protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, MDIO, Ethernet, PCIe, DDR, and JTAG.
• Understanding of circuit analysis fundamentals including analog and digital electronics.
• Familiarity with laboratory measurement equipment and debugging techniques.

Responsibilities

• Participate in design and development of complex PCBs for networking products.
• Collaborate with FPGA, software, systems, and manufacturing teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Develop and implement digital circuit designs involving processors, FPGAs, memories, high-speed interfaces, and supporting circuitry.
• Perform schematic capture, PCB layout reviews, and hardware validation and bring-up activities on prototype designs.
• Debug hardware issues during development, manufacturing, and system integration, including digital interfaces and protocols.
• Analyze signal integrity, timing, power integrity, and hardware failures; identify root causes.
• Execute lab characterization, performance testing, design verification, documentation, test plans, and design reviews.

Skills

Digital logic design

Microprocessors

FPGAs

Digital interfaces

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's in Computer Engineering

Tools

Cadence schematic capture

PCB design tools

Job description

Ciena Corporation is hiring a Hardware Engineer (New Grad) in Ottawa to contribute to the design, validation, and debugging of next-generation networking hardware. You will work on complex PCBs and collaborate with FPGA, software, and manufacturing teams.

The role emphasizes digital logic, high-speed interfaces, and rigorous testing, with opportunities to learn through hands-on lab work and design reviews. Strong communication and teamwork are essential as you grow in this multidisciplinary