DSP Engineer Internship (Fall 2023)

Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual’s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

Ciena Corporation, the network specialist, offers leading network infrastructure solutions, intelligent software and a comprehensive services practice. Our portfolio of software-centric optical and Ethernet platforms combines network element programmability, operating system commonality and management unification, and Carrier Ethernet-based transformation to enable our customers to change the way they compete. Our solutions form the foundation of many of the largest, most reliable and sophisticated service provider, enterprise, government, and research and education networks across the globe.

The Opportunity:

4 month work term: September - December 2023

How You Will Contribute:

Reporting to Director of System Engineering, as a Signal Processing Engineer Intern, you will be part of the Signal Processing Team and will be involved in the design, modeling, and testing of current and next generation high speed optical modems.

• You will run simulations and document results.
• You will apply DSP principles to build functions in Matlab/C++ models.
• In collaboration with a variety of internal teams, you will provide feedback/suggestions on existing designs and contribute ideas to improve design procedures.

What Does Ciena Expect of You?

• A sense of urgency – what’s important to the customer is equally important to you. You make getting things done and exceeding customer expectations a priority.
• The flexibility to work independently and as part of a broader team – you thrive in a multi-disciplinary team environment, but are comfortable working independently as required.
• You embrace change – thriving in a diverse environment of ever-changing priorities and sometimes stressful situations.
• Curiosity to understand new technologies, analyze, troubleshoot, and solve complex problems.
• You’re self-motivated – always seeking out and proactively tackling sophisticated technical issues.
• The ability to effectively communicate – tailoring your message to the audience and presenting information in such a way that it is easily understood.
• A dedication to ongoing learning – allowing you to acquire information and develop new skills to solve complex problems.

The Must Haves:

• Masters or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering with focus on digital hardware, communication- and/or digital signal processing.
• Strong engineering math skills - linear algebra, complex numbers, FFT/IFFTs, Laplace transform, Z-transform, transfer functions, time/frequency domain signals, sampling theorem, correlation, convolution, modulation formats, probability, random variables, and statistics.
• Programming skills – Matlab, Python and C or C++ experience.
• Design environment - Linux, Git (Bitbucket), Jira/Confluence, Microsoft Office.
• Proven debugging- and problem-solving skills.

The Assets:

• Knowledge of optical system building blocks such as DAC/ADC, amplifiers, analog and digital IIR/FIR filters, equalizers, feedback control loops, lasers, modulators, optical hybrids, and single mode fibers.

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