Embedded Software Engineer

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Embedded Software Engineer page is loaded## Embedded Software Engineer locations:
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R030535

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** About the Role
** Ciena is looking for a Software Engineer to join the ONU firmware development team.

You will design, implement, and maintain firmware across the full software stack: from U-Boot boot loader and Open Wrt/prpl

OS kernel bring-up, through PON/OMCI protocol integration, Ethernet switching, and security (TPM 2.0, Secure Boot). You will collaborate closely with hardware engineers, systems architects, and field support to deliver production-quality firmware for a novel, high-reliability product.
** Key Responsibilities**- Develop and maintain embedded Linux firmware on Open Wrt based ONU systems.

- Implement and extend PON subsystem software: XGS-PON registration, OMCI agent, eOMCI, Active-Active coordination, and MIB synchronization.

- Integrate and configure the Ethernet switching subsystems on Ciena hardware, VLAN operations, port management, QoS (traffic classification, scheduling, shaping), and LACP.

- Develop U-Boot boot loader extensions, firmware upgrade flows, and firmware version management.

- Implement and maintain security features: TPM 2.0 integration, Secure Boot, OMCI-level PON encryption.

- Write and maintain Open Wrt package Makefiles, custom feeds, and build scripts.

- Develop and apply patches to the Open Wrt/prpl

OS base for platform-specific capabilities.

- Participate in code review, write unit and integration tests, and debug issues from lab bring-up through field deployment.

- Maintain technical documentation and component-level design notes.
** Required Qualifications**- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field.

- 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in embedded software or firmware development.

- Proficient in C for embedded/systems programming; familiarity with C++ a plus.

- Hands-on experience with embedded Linux (kernel drivers, device trees, init systems, cross-compilation).

- Familiarity with Open Wrt or a comparable embedded Linux build system (Yocto, Buildroot).

- Working knowledge of networking fundamentals:
Ethernet, VLANs, QoS, LACP, TCP/IP.

- Experience with bootloaders (U-Boot preferred) and firmware lifecycle management
- Comfortable using Git, Make, and Linux command-line tool chains.
** Preferred Qualifications**
- Experience with PON technologies (XGS-PON, GPON) and the OMCI protocol stack (ITU-T G.988).

- Familiarity with Marvell/Broadcom switching components or equivalent merchant silicon SDK for switching/routing ASICs.

- Experience integrating TPM 2.0 and/or Secure Boot in embedded platforms.

- Knowledge of NAND flash memory layouts, UBI/UBIFS, and MTD subsystems.

- Experience with inter-process communication mechanisms (ubus, Unix sockets, shared memory).

- Nice to have CAN bus experience.
** About Ciena
** Ciena is a networking systems, services, and software company focused on the transport of information across networks. We work with hyperscalers, telecom operators, and enterprises to enable the next generation of intelligent networking. The…