Ciena

1 day ago

Consultant, Submarine Systems Engineering

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Job Summary

Drive business development and solution leadership for Open Cable Systems and hyperscaler connectivity within Submarine Solutions. Lead technical engagements such as tenders, RFPs, solution design, and technical presentations, and design/validate submarine and terrestrial network solutions. Partner with product, R&D, sales, and regional engineering teams to influence product evolution, support customer opportunities globally, and act as a trusted technical advisor while mentoring systems engineers.

Location: Singapore, Australia, Mumbai, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead technical engagements for submarine customers, including Open Cable tenders, RFPs, solution design, contract clarifications, and technical presentations.
•Design and validate submarine and terrestrial network solutions, develop pricing and cost models, and create engineering documentation, test plans, and deployment methodologies.
•Partner with Product Management, R&D, Sales, and regional engineering teams to influence product evolution and support customer opportunities globally.
•Support hyperscaler connectivity opportunities through expertise in optical transport, data center architectures, cloud networking, automation, and network economics.
•Act as a trusted technical advisor to customers and internal teams, mentor Systems Engineers, and drive continuous improvement through knowledge sharing and post-project learnings.

Travel: High travel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
•10+ years’ experience in DWDM/optical transport, optical engineering, testing, and Layer 0 networking.
•5+ years in submarine networking, including direct involvement in submarine upgrade projects, and knowledge of SLTE/SIE solutions.
•Strong expertise in Open Cable systems, Converged Optical Ethernet, OTN, Carrier Ethernet, IP networking, network management, link budgeting, fiber impairments, and optical test equipment.
•Knowledge of 100G/400G/800G+ coherent technologies, network architecture/design, network cost modelling, and hyperscale networking environments.

Experience:10+ years

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:Customer-facing communicationPresentation skillsStakeholder managementRelationship-buildingMentoring

Tech Stack:DWDMOptical transportOptical engineeringTestingLayer 0 networkingSubmarine networkingSLTESIEOpen Cable systemsConverged Optical EthernetOTNCarrier EthernetIP networkingNetwork managementLink budgetingFiber impairmentsOptical test equipment100G400G800G+

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

Glassdoor: 3.8

Website LinkedIn

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Ciena

1 day ago

Consultant, Submarine Systems Engineering

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 2 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Singapore, Australia, Mumbai, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead technical engagements for submarine customers, including Open Cable tenders, RFPs, solution design, contract clarifications, and technical presentations.
•Design and validate submarine and terrestrial network solutions, develop pricing and cost models, and create engineering documentation, test plans, and deployment methodologies.
•Partner with Product Management, R&D, Sales, and regional engineering teams to influence product evolution and support customer opportunities globally.
•Support hyperscaler connectivity opportunities through expertise in optical transport, data center architectures, cloud networking, automation, and network economics.
•Act as a trusted technical advisor to customers and internal teams, mentor Systems Engineers, and drive continuous improvement through knowledge sharing and post-project learnings.

Travel: High travel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
•10+ years’ experience in DWDM/optical transport, optical engineering, testing, and Layer 0 networking.
•5+ years in submarine networking, including direct involvement in submarine upgrade projects, and knowledge of SLTE/SIE solutions.
•Strong expertise in Open Cable systems, Converged Optical Ethernet, OTN, Carrier Ethernet, IP networking, network management, link budgeting, fiber impairments, and optical test equipment.
•Knowledge of 100G/400G/800G+ coherent technologies, network architecture/design, network cost modelling, and hyperscale networking environments.

Experience:10+ years

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:Customer-facing communicationPresentation skillsStakeholder managementRelationship-buildingMentoring

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

Glassdoor: 3.8

Website LinkedIn