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# Senior Hardware Engineer

- **Company:** Ciena
- **Location:** New Providence, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $99,800.0 - $159,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Altium Designer, Software Debugging, Electronic Design Automation, Embedded Software, Ethernet, Python (Programming Language), OrCAD, PCI Express, Cadence Virtuoso, Robotic Automation Software, Signal Integrity, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Scripting, Serial Peripheral Interface, Pcb Layout
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://ciena.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/New-Providence---NJ/Senior-Hardware-Engineer_R031630-1

## About the Role

* Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
 * Experience: 3+ years experience in board bring-up and prototype validation
 * Application of electronics fundamentals across analog and digital domains
 * Capability to read and review schematics
 * Utilization of lab instrumentation including oscilloscopes and power supplies
 * Familiarity with common interfaces (e.g., SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, PCIe is a plus)
 * Application of debugging and problem-solving techniques
 * Scripting or automation experience (Python or similar) for lab workflows

Nice to haves:

 * Exposure to power electronics including DC/DC converters, PMICs, and power sequencing
 * Understanding of signal integrity and high-speed design considerations
 * Familiarity with PCB layout concepts
 * Experience using EDA tools such as Altium, Cadence, KiCad, or OrCAD
 * Embedded firmware experience with ARM microcontrollers

## Description

Ciena is advancing the adaptive network through innovation in optical and routing systems, services, and automation software. We are seeking a hands-on Hardware Engineer who enjoys deep technical analysis, practical measurement work, and collaborating closely with design teams to ensure robust, high-quality hardware systems. This position plays a key role in validating designs, identifying issues early through schematic reviews, and troubleshooting hardware in a lab environment using industry-standard instrumentation.

How you will make an impact:

 * Review analog and digital schematics for correctness, completeness, and alignment with design best practices
 * Identify risks related to power integrity, signal integrity, component selection, and layout constraints and collaborate cross-functionally to isolate cross-domain issues
 * Provide actionable feedback to improve reliability, manufacturability, and testability
 * Perform board bring-up activities for new boards and prototypes
 * Debug power, clocking, interface, and system-level issues
 * Evaluate signal integrity, noise, timing and power behavior and develop/execute basic validation test procedures
 * Execute root-cause analysis of hardware failures and recommend corrective actions
 * Conduct electrical measurements using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, spectrum analyzers, and power supplies
 * Capture and analyze waveforms to validate performance against specifications
 * Document schematic reviews, lab findings, and prepare debug reports to support knowledge sharing


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