As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, Ciena is committed to a people-first approach. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a flexible work environment that empowers individual growth, well-being, and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.
Ciena is seeking an experienced Senior Optical Engineer to join our multidisciplinary team and contribute to the design, development, testing, and manufacturing scale-up of advanced optical and photonic products. This role will be a hands-on technical contributor responsible for designing photonic integrated circuits (PICs), engineering optical subsystems, executing optical characterization activities, and supporting products throughout the full lifecycle from concept through manufacturing. The engineer will have the opportunity to contribute across different areas depending on their experience and expertise, while developing deeper knowledge in other aspects of the product.




The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams including hardware, software, manufacturing, and systems engineering to deliver innovative optical solutions that support Ciena's next-generation networking and photonics roadmap.
How You Will Make an Impact:
- Design, simulate, and optimize photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and optical modules for optical communication, monitoring, sensing, and related applications.
- Work with foundry PDKs, understand their building blocks, models, design rules and process constraints, and evaluate their suitability for product requirements.
- Develop optical characterization and calibration methodologies.
- Define, execute, and document optical test plans, including measurement methodologies, data collection, performance analysis, and reliability validation.
- Utilize Python to automate test environments, control laboratory instruments, perform data analysis, an

📌 Senior Optical Engineer (Lombardia)
🏢 Ciena
📍 Lombardia