Consultant, Submarine Systems Engineering

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.

Master's degree.

Experience with consortium submarine upgrade projects.

Knowledge of Ciena Submarine Solutions.

Experience with product pricing/feature analysis and commercial modelling.

Familiarity with Generative AI prompting and AI-enabled workflows.

Prior mentoring or technical leadership experience.

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