Senior Optical System Designer

Ciena Corporation • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Posted June 07, 2026

Location Ottawa, Ontario
Job Type Full time
Category Art and Design Workers
Posted June 07, 2026

As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, Ciena is committed to a people-first approach. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a flexible work environment that empowers individual growth, well-being, and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

How You Will Contribute:

Our team defines the overall photonic system features and architectures, and the control strategies to operate it. In this role you will architect optical solutions, which could be new hardware configurations and/or features that provide customers improved functionality, robustness, ease of use and optical performance.

  • Author the Product Specification Agreement which details the high-level requirements of new features or architecture in order for other teams to derive their own detailed implementation details.
  • Work with Product Line Managers to clar...
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