Senior Submarine Systems Engineer Open Cable & Hyperscaler

Ciena; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ciena is seeking a Senior Consulting Field Systems Engineer to lead business development and solution leadership for Open Cable Systems and hyperscaler connectivity within the Submarine Solutions business. This role blends deep submarine network know-how with customer engagement and solution architecture to grow opportunities globally.

You will design submarine/terrestrial networks, develop pricing models, and collaborate with product, R&D, sales, and regional teams while mentoring engineers and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in DWDM/optical transport technologies, optical engineering, testing, and Layer 0 networking.
• 5+ years in submarine networking, including direct involvement in submarine upgrade projects and knowledge of SLTE/SIE solutions.
• Strong expertise in Open Cable systems, Converged Optical Ethernet, OTN, Carrier Ethernet, IP networking, network management, link budgeting, fiber impairments, and optical test equipment.
• Knowledge of 100G/400G/800G+ coherent technologies, network architecture/design, network cost modelling, and hyperscale networking environments.
• Understanding of data center architectures, spine-leaf networking, cloud environments, automation, APIs, ZTP, and DCN networking.
• Outstanding customer-facing communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Self-driven, collaborative, and 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 expertise

Submarine networking

Open Cable systems

IP networking

Customer engagement

Presentation skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Ciena is seeking a Senior Consulting Field Systems Engineer to lead business development and solution leadership for Open Cable Systems and hyperscaler connectivity within the Submarine Solutions business. This role blends deep submarine network know-how with customer engagement and solution architecture to grow opportunities globally.

You will design submarine/terrestrial networks, develop pricing models, and collaborate with product, R&D, sales, and regional teams while mentoring engineers and