Sr. Consultant, Submarine Systems Engineering

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Scope Of Responsibilities

We are seeking a dynamic and innovative Senior Consulting Field Systems Engineer to lead business development activities for Open Cable Systems and hyperscaler connectivity within our Submarine team. As a specialist in submarine systems, you will work within a fast-paced, multidisciplinary group to advance Ciena's Submarine Solutions.

The ability to distinctly position Ciena as a leader in networking hardware and software solutions, and to highlight how our offerings stand out from the competition, is essential.

Specific Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for customer engagements, including tender and contract clarifications for submarine customers focusing on Open Cables.
• Conduct technology workshops, roadshows, and deep customer engagements to engineer solutions for open cables.
• Respond to RFPs and address customer technical queries.
• Design network architecture and perform network design.
• Develop pricing schedules for RFP responses.
• Lead and support the creation of network designs and engineering documentation, including equipment rack layouts.
• Collaborate with regional product primes, PLM, link budgeting, and R&D teams to suggest product enhancements or new features based on customer needs.
• Present to large audiences, including at conferences, and support global sales engineering teams with pre-sales activities such as RFx technical support and solution design.
• Support global account / sales engineering community with pre-sales activities that include customer bid (RFx) technical support, market readiness support, technical consultation, solution evaluation and design, market trials support, and other engineering Q&A support.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of techniques and methodologies through post-mortem analysis.
• Mentor other Systems Engineers and act as an Advisor to the SE team.
• Define, create, and validate submarine network solution designs and field test parameters, including customer presentations, Methods of Procedure, test plans, and application guides.
• Act as the first-line support "Go-To" person for designated sales opportunities within assigned accounts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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Education And Experience

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