Senior Analog/mixed-signal IC Design Engineer - Acacia

Acacia designs intelligent transceivers using advanced signal processing and photonic integration for the 100G, 400G and 1T bit speed fiber optic transmission market deployed in data center, metro, long-haul and ultra-long haul telecommunication networks.

As a Senior Analog/mixed-signal IC Design Engineer at Acacia (a Cisco company), you will:

• Be a key member of a small, dynamic IC Design group that develops high speed (>25Gb/s), and high accuracy, analog designs for optical communications products.
• Architect, design, layout, measure and productize ultra-deep sub-micron-based CMOS products.
• Lead efforts for a large block on a complex chip, mentor team members and track deliverables.
• Participate in peer review of complex IC designs and provide solid design methodology from conception to production.
• Collaborate with packaging and hardware design team to ensure signal and power integrity specifications are met.
• Work with other Acacia mixed-signal engineers to provide an optimized design that will integrate into the ASIC.
• Interact with other Acacia groups including digital/DSP design, system design, package design, and module design.

The ideal candidate:

• Is enthusiastic about developing high speed AMS circuits and best-in-class products that push the boundaries of what is possible.
• Is detail-oriented, high-energy, and has the drive to solve difficult problems.
• Can work independently but also participates in a friendly and team-oriented collaboration approach.
• Has great personal and communication skills for effortless collaboration within and across teams.

Minimum qualifications:

• BSEE degree with 12+ years of experience, MS degree with 8+ years of experience, or PhD with 5+ years of experience.
• Experience in design, simulation, and measurement of high-speed ICs in at least 3 areas such as high-speed serial links, voltage regulators, high-performance output drivers, PLLs, clock transmission, opamps, and equalization techniques.

Preferred qualifications:

• Direct experience with electrical transceiver applications
• Experience with FinFET technology
• High-frequency layout experience
• Design for manufacturability skills
• Laboratory validation experience
• Software experience with tools like Cadence, Spectre, Matlab, etc.

Cisco offers a collaborative work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off, and opportunities for career growth and development.

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