Senior Optical Component Engineer – Pluggable Transceivers

Ciena; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 77,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Ciena is seeking an Optical Component Engineer in Baltimore to lead qualification and lifecycle management of pluggable optical transceivers. You will drive reliability analyses, supplier audits, and coordination across sourcing, engineering, and manufacturing teams to ensure product quality and supply continuity.

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or Physics and 5+ years of related experience, with familiarity with Telcordia, IPC, and JEDEC standards and a track

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Established application of reliability, quality, and failure mechanism analysis for telecommunication components and assemblies.
• Demonstrated delivery of cost reduction activities.
• Application of telecommunication industry standards including Telcordia, IPC, and JEDEC.
• Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Technical application of telecommunication specifications, products, manufacturing processes, and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Define qualification requirements for pluggable optical transceivers based on applicable industry standards.
• Qualify active optical components and establish qualification strategies for onboarding and lifecycle management.
• Conduct supplier audits and track corrective actions through resolution.
• Evaluate product change notifications (PCNs), assess reliability impact, and coordinate internal reviews to closure.
• Coordinate component qualifications for new revisions, replacements, and new manufacturers, including approved vendor list changes.
• Evaluate alternate components to address design, supply chain, quality, or availability challenges.
• Analyze assembly-level test yield trends and facilitate corrective actions and design changes when required.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics

Job description

Ciena is seeking an Optical Component Engineer in Baltimore to lead qualification and lifecycle management of pluggable optical transceivers. You will drive reliability analyses, supplier audits, and coordination across sourcing, engineering, and manufacturing teams to ensure product quality and supply continuity.

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or Physics and 5+ years of related experience, with familiarity with Telcordia, IPC, and JEDEC standards and a track