Jonathan Thomas

Jonathan Thomas is a Senior Manager in Hardware Engineering at Ciena, where they oversee hardware lifecycle management and lead root cause analysis for customer quality issues. Previously, Jonathan held roles at Cisco Systems and Broadcom as a Hardware Designer and ASIC Verification Designer, respectively, contributing to core routing hardware and ASIC verification. They began their career with co-op positions that included IT support at The C3 Group and research assistance at the University of Waterloo, where Jonathan also earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Honours Computer Engineering. With extensive experience in hardware development and mentoring emerging engineers, Jonathan is dedicated to advancing technology and fostering new talent in the field.