Senior Submarine Systems Engineer & Open Cable Lead

Ciena; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Ciena is a global leader in high-speed connectivity, committed to a people-first culture and flexible work environment. We’re seeking a Senior Consulting Field Systems Engineer to lead submarine and hyperscaler opportunities, driving solution design, pricing, and deployment methodologies.

You will engage with customers and internal teams worldwide, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to product evolution while expanding Open Cable and Converged Optical Ethernet capabilities. Travel up to 30%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in DWDM/optical transport and Layer 0 networking.
• 5+ years in submarine networking and upgrade projects.
• Strong expertise in Open Cable systems, OTN, IP networking.
• Knowledge of 100G/400G/800G+ coherent technologies and hyperscale networking.
• Excellent customer-facing communication and stakeholder management.
• Willing to travel ~30%.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical engagements for submarine customers, including Open Cable tenders, RFPs, solution design, contract clarifications, and technical presentations.
• Design and validate submarine and terrestrial network solutions, develop pricing and cost models, and create engineering documentation, test plans, and deployment methodologies.
• Partner with Product Management, R&D, Sales, and regional engineering teams to influence product evolution and support customer opportunities globally.
• Support hyperscaler connectivity opportunities through expertise in optical transport, data center architectures, cloud networking, automation, and network economics.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to customers and internal teams, mentor Systems Engineers, and drive continuous improvement through knowledge sharing and post-project learnings.

Skills

DWDM/Optical Transport

Submarine Networking

Open Cable Systems

Coherent Technologies

Data Center & Cloud Networking

Automation / APIs / DCN

Customer Facing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Ciena is a global leader in high-speed connectivity, committed to a people-first culture and flexible work environment. We’re seeking a Senior Consulting Field Systems Engineer to lead submarine and hyperscaler opportunities, driving solution design, pricing, and deployment methodologies.

You will engage with customers and internal teams worldwide, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to product evolution while expanding Open Cable and Converged Optical Ethernet capabilities. Travel up to 30%.