New-Grad Verification & Field Applications Engineer

Ciena Corporation; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision plans

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Paid holidays & vacation time

Job summary

Ciena Corporation, located in Atlanta, is seeking a recent graduate to join as a Verification and Field Application Engineer. You will validate the WaveLogic Optical Modem through test planning, environment builds, and automation while collaborating with customers, product management, and R&D teams.

Responsibilities include running validation tests, documenting results, and driving defect resolution. Strong lab skills, Python automation, and communication abilities are essential for success in a

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Optical Communications.
• Experience: Internship, co-op, or project work relevant to the role.
• Knowledge of coherent optical modem concepts and optical networks.
• Lab environment experience with lab test equipment.
• Knowledge of automation languages such as Python; able to write and fix scripts.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive test plans to validate customer use-cases and product capabilities.
• Build test environments for execution considering interactions across features.
• Perform validation testing and document outcomes.
• Report defects and drive follow-up with design team to closure.
• Summarize test metrics and communicate results to stakeholders.

Skills

Test planning

Automation

Python scripting

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Team collaboration

Lab experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Optical Communications

Tools

Lab test equipment

Python

CLI

JSON

SDKs

Jenkins CI/CD

Job description

Ciena Corporation, located in Atlanta, is seeking a recent graduate to join as a Verification and Field Application Engineer. You will validate the WaveLogic Optical Modem through test planning, environment builds, and automation while collaborating with customers, product management, and R&D teams.

Responsibilities include running validation tests, documenting results, and driving defect resolution. Strong lab skills, Python automation, and communication abilities are essential for success in a