Experience:

1 year required

Skills:

Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Negotiation, Procurement

Job type:

Full-time

• Own manufacturing capacity readiness across the contract manufacturing network and align executable manufacturing plans with customer demand forecasts.
• Govern executive-level contract manufacturer relationships, including contracts, SLAs, KPIs, business reviews, cost reduction initiatives, and escalation management.
• Lead manufacturing engineering activities to establish scalable, yield-optimized processes for high-complexity, low-to-mid volume, high-mix networking hardware.
• Drive manufacturing quality systems, including incoming, in-process, outgoing, and RMA/failure analysis processes, to achieve yield, DPPM, field quality, and on-time delivery objectives.
• Partner with NPI leadership and Procurement to enable design-to-build transfer readiness, manufacturing launch preparedness, component quality management, and supplier corrective actions.
• Define manufacturing capacity strategies, including line balancing, dual-sourcing of build capacity, and production re-routing in response to demand shifts, supply disruptions, and geopolitical changes.
• Lead business continuity, disaster recovery, productivity, and cost reduction roadmaps across the global manufacturing network.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Experience: 15+ years in manufacturing or operations leadership within technology hardware,.
• Managing outsourced contract manufacturing at scale within a complex, multi-partner ecosystem.
• Deep knowledge of manufacturing processes for complex networking, telecom, or datacenter hardware.
• Track record of driving quality, yield improvement, and cost reduction programs within an outsourced manufacturing model.
• Experience managing global manufacturing networks during trade or tariff volatility and supply disruptions.
• Strong negotiation and executive relationship management skills with contract manufacturing partners.
• Experience in optical, photonic, and high-speed networking manufacturing.
• Certifications: Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent certification.
• Experience building or overseeing global, in-region manufacturing as part of geographic diversification.
• Education: MBA.
• LI-JD.
• At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.
• Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
• If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.

Experience:

5 years required

Skills:

Problem Solving, Product Testing, Electronics, Leadership Skill, Assembly

Job type:

Full-time

• Lead new product introduction from pilot builds through qualification and high-volume production ramp.
• Drive manufacturing readiness across materials, equipment, tooling, processes, test systems, documentation, training, and product requirements.
• Investigate product failures, yield losses, test issues, quality concerns, and production bottlenecks.
• Lead root-cause analysis and drive corrective and preventive actions to verified closure.
• Improve manufacturing quality, yield, cycle time, throughput, and cost through data-driven problem solving.
• Lead qualification and factory implementation of design changes, engineering fixes, component changes, ECOs, and PCNs.
• Facilitate technical communication and issue resolution between the manufacturing partner and Ciena's global engineering teams.
• Support product and process transfers between manufacturing locations.
• Promote Design for Manufacturing, Design for Assembly, and continuous-improvement practices.The Must-Haves.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Optical, Photonics, Electrical, Electronics, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, optical-product industrialization, or NPI.
• Experience with optical networking products, transceivers, optical modules, photonic assemblies, or telecommunications hardware.
• Experience supporting optical products through prototype, pilot, qualification, production ramp, and high-volume manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of optical manufacturing processes, product testing, failure analysis, yield improvement, and manufacturing controls.
• Experience leading structured root-cause investigations and cross-functional corrective actions.
• Experience with ECOs, PCNs, product lifecycle changes, and qualification processes.
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills in a global manufacturing environment.
• Ability and willingness to work on-site at the manufacturing partner facility in Thailand and coordinate with teams across Asia and North America.Nice-to-Haves.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers such as Fabrinet, Celestica, Jabil, Flex, or Foxconn.
• Familiarity with DFM, DFA, Lean, Six Sigma, 8D, statistical process control, and manufacturing-quality systems.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, or similar ERP and manufacturing systems.
• Experience working in a Thailand manufacturing environment and ability to communicate in Thai.
• LI-SG1.
• At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.
• Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
• If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.