[Hiring] Analog Engineer @Ciena

Role Description

Ciena’s WaveLogic family of products enables high-speed optical transmission solutions that are foundational to modern telecommunications networks. This role contributes to the continued advancement of high-speed circuit design for broadband fiber-optic systems within a vibrant team with a proven track-record of success over 30 years of evolution in high-speed circuits for broadband fiber-optic modems — the team that pioneered the world's first high-speed DAC and ADC analog macros for coherent fiber-optic products.

We are looking for a hands-on Transmitter (Tx) SerDes Design Lead to design and deliver our high-speed electrical transmitter macros for 224G and 448G SerDes in the latest deep-submicron CMOS technologies.

How you will make an impact:

• Own schematic-level design and post-layout verification of the high speed transmitter signal path and the linear chain: DAC-based output stage, high swing and high speed driver interface, including ESD and Bump.
• Work closely with management, system designers, and lab validation teams to evolve the architecture and meet standard and product requirements.
• Evaluate circuit topologies and recommend implementations based on tradeoffs across power, area, bandwidth, and technology constraints.
• Collaborate with layout and design engineers to deliver designs through full GDSII integration.
• Drive extraction-based post-layout simulations and validate transmitter performance (bandwidth, linearity/RLM, return loss, jitter, and power) across process, voltage, and temperature conditions.
• Own root-cause analysis of design- and post-layout performance gaps and implement the corrective design actions to meet specifications.
• Maintain block- and transmitter-level performance and power tracking against the agreed targets.
• Translate agreed architecture and system requirements into the transmitter implementation, and feed design and silicon learnings back to inform the next architecture step.
• Build and use behavioral/design models (e.g., MATLAB, Verilog-A) to support topology tradeoffs and specification alignment.
• Partner with lab validation teams to correlate silicon results with simulations and support test-chip, product bring-up and characterization.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to more junior design and layout engineers, and report status and share experience with the group on a regular basis.

Qualifications

• Education: M.S./PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, or applicable scientific discipline.
• Experience: 10+ years of industrial experience designing high-speed analog, mixed-signal, or SerDes transmitter circuits in advanced CMOS technologies, including schematic design through post-layout verification.
• Application of transmitter circuit building blocks including DAC-based output stages, serializers or multiplexers, output drivers, and clocking circuits.
• Execution of post-layout and extraction-based simulations to validate performance across process, voltage, and temperature conditions.
• Delivery of analog circuit designs through silicon validation.
• Utilization of Cadence, Mentor, or Synopsys tools including Virtuoso, Calibre, STAR-RC, and MMSIM.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills and ability to work independently and within a team environment.

Requirements

• Experience: Application of 224G or 448G PAM4 or PAM6 SerDes and related OIF-CEI or IEEE standards.
• Experience contributing to transmitter architecture using MATLAB, Verilog-A, or C++.
• Application of signal integrity, power integrity, channel, and package co-design methodologies, including use of EM tools such as HFSS or EMX.
• Experience mentoring engineers within analog macro design teams.
• Experience with mixed-signal validation using high-speed measurement and probing equipment.

Benefits

• At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard.
• Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals.
• We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.
• Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
• If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.