System Architect

Job Description

Since 1992, Ciena has been driven by a relentless pursuit of network innovation. We believe in a network that grows smarter, more agile, and more responsive every day. This means that when you digitally interact in your world - picking up the phone, streaming video, texting a friend or loved one your interactions are being enabled by Ciena technologies. Ciena makes your social / entertainment / business existence REAL.SYSTEM ARCHITECTThe System Architect provides technical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team of individual contributors to support systems hardware platform development programs. Platform products are utilized by telco carriers, MSOs, and enterprise managed service providers to implement a variety of access and aggregation solutions for mobile, business, residential, and infrastructure networks in desktop, unconditioned room/cabinet, conditioned room/cabinet, and outdoor applications. The role is responsible overall system-level design of new hardware platform products, spanning selection of embedded processors with associated BMC, BIOS/UEFI, DRAM and SSD subsystems, switching/routing merchant silicon, programmable logic for hardware acceleration of functions not supported by merchant silicon and/or not feasible or cost-effective to implement purely in software, as well as, optional subsystems for 1588/syncE packet timing, TDM over packet, fiber and wireless WAN interfaces, fiber, copper, and wireless LAN interfaces, local and wireless craft interfaces, and local and GNSS timing interfaces, redundant bulk power regulation, local point-of-use power regulation, passive and active heating and cooling solutions, fixed or modular hot-swap subsystems. Platforms may range from desktop, cost-focussed, low-power fanless clamshell design, to rack-mount pizzabox designs for unconditioned or conditioned environments, to outdoor ruggedized units for pole, strand, or wall-mount applications. Systems products will require certification to mandatory safety and emissions, ESD, and surge agency certifications, as well as, optional NEBS, ETSI, GR Outdoor Equipment, and other industry or regional homologation certifications. The System Architect works in conjunction with software development design teams, embedded firmware and Linux driver/BSP design teams, hardware design teams, logic design teams, mechanical, thermal, power, PCB, and signal integrity design teams, and DVT (Design Verification Testing) and ESS (Environmental Stress Screening) teams to architect new platform designs to the PLM (Product Line Management) and PLA (Product Line Architects) requirements, as well as, SCO (Supply Chain Operations) engineering for design for manufacturability considerations, and Services engineering for design for installability and serviceability considerations.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the system architecture across multi-functional teams of individual contributors to support platform hardware design activity and product release, based on program priorities, which tend to change from time to time
• Coordinate and collaborate with other teams within the platform hardware design organization and outside teams, such as software development, QA, PLM (Product Line Management), PLA (Product Line Architects), and Supply Chain Operations (SCO)
• Participate in formal and informal cross functional meetings to architect platform hardware design and resolve sometimes conflicting requirements across PLM, PLA, software, hardware, and SCO to meet feature, cost, schedule, reliability, manufacturability, installability, and servicability objectives
• Document and communicate the system architecture, as well as, subsystem architecture and interfaces for systems platforms that may have a range of orderable configurations for different customer use cases and deployment models
• Lead, guide, mentor, train and develop team members.

SKILLS

• Strong written and oral communication skills to interface effectively with subordinates, peers and senior management. Ability to listen, persuade and achieve win-win negotiation results
• People leadership skills
• Team building skills empower and motivate cross-functional team members, including suppliers, to achieve common goals
• Leadership skills display persistence, vision and positive attitude.

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS

• Self-starter with positive attitude
• Team orientation, organized, and capable of independent work
• Multitasking: able to manage many projects simultaneously, and appropriately determine priorities
• Acumen for problem solving. Ability to lead in an environment of change flexibility, creativity and patience
• Able to work effectively and communicate at all levels within the Ciena workforce.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Experience in designing and architecting systems, preferably in telecom and MSO networking or similar hardware design environments
• Experience in any of the following areas of design is preferred: software design, firmware design, logic design, hardware design
• B.Tech/MS in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering with 15 years of Related experience.

*LI-CNAbout CienaCiena is a network strategy and technology company with a passion to provide an experience, to you and our customers that is as rewarding as the outcome. We attract the best and brightest those with outstanding talent, motivation, and the right attitude to contribute to our success. Our culture balances our openness and informality with professionalism and trust and is built on the foundation of our core values: Customer First, Integrity, Velocity, Innovation, and Outstanding People. Ciena enables everyone to have a voice and a network that supports them while on the journey to discovering their passion and purpose. We trust each individual to do what they can to reach their full potential and make an impact on the business, whenever, wherever they are in the world. With Ciena s highly innovative, forward-thinking business practices, we reward people for pushing the boundaries. Unlock your potential at Ciena!Being You CienaAs part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we want to foster an environment that values and respects all individual s strengths, perspectives, ideas, and ability to meet the needs of our customers globally. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status or any other category protected by applicable law. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.Ciena is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, you should advise Ciena in a timely fashion of the specific accommodation measures required for you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. ,

Keyskills :
networkingautomationcustomer relationsagilesupply chain operationsprinter fleet managementuse casessupply chainlogic designhardware designsoftware designsupport systems