Senior Mechanical Engineer

Ciena
Ottawa
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Product improvement focus","Attention to detail","Problem-solving","Project management"]

Design mechanical solutions for advanced optical platforms that enable high-performance networking products, balancing density, thermal constraints, and manufacturability. Create mechanical parts and assemblies, documentation, and design databases; collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet architecture, timelines, and risk requirements. Apply DFMA to improve volume manufacturability, evaluate prototypes and first samples with FPE reporting, and support sustaining improvements and cost-reduction efforts with electrical, operations, suppliers, and field response teams.

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Senior Mechanical Engineer

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Job Summary

Design mechanical solutions for advanced optical platforms that enable high-performance networking products, balancing density, thermal constraints, and manufacturability. Create mechanical parts and assemblies, documentation, and design databases; collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet architecture, timelines, and risk requirements. Apply DFMA to improve volume manufacturability, evaluate prototypes and first samples with FPE reporting, and support sustaining improvements and cost-reduction efforts with electrical, operations, suppliers, and field response teams.
Location: Ottawa
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop mechanical designs for advanced optical platforms with high density and thermal constraints.
  • •Create mechanical parts/assembly designs, documentation, and manage design databases for project execution.
  • •Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop products aligned with processes and project timelines.
  • •Conduct technical reviews to align designs with requirements, architecture, timelines, and risk identification needs.
  • •Apply DFMA, evaluate prototypes/first samples with FPE reports, and support sustaining improvements and supplier root-cause analysis.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeaveEap

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
  • •10+ years of mechanical engineering design experience in telecom, datacom, or electro-optics.
  • •Proficiency with CAD software, including Creo Parametric.
  • •Experience designing metal components (sheet metal, machined, die cast) and plastic injection molded parts.
  • •Experience applying mechanical/hardware development processes and managing design databases, with strong cross-functional communication.
Experience:TelecomDatacomElectro-optics
Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering
Skills:CommunicationProduct improvement focusAttention to detailProblem-solvingProject management
Tech Stack:Creo ParametricCADDFMADesign databasesFPE

Company Brief

Ciena
Provides networking systems, software, and services that enable service providers, cloud operators, and enterprises to deliver high-capacity connectivity and adaptive network solutions worldwide.
Industry: Networking Equipment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Hanover, United States
Founded: 1992
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