Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer — Acacia (Hybrid)
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Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer — Acacia (Hybrid)
Role Summary
Join the Acacia mixed-signal IC design team working on high-speed optical transceivers (100G–1.6T+). The role involves architecting, designing, laying out, measuring and productizing ultra-deep-submicron CMOS analog/mixed-signal blocks for optical communications products.
The position is hybrid, collaborating with digital/DSP, system, package and module teams to meet signal and power integrity and production requirements.
Experience Level
Senior — expected experienced individual. Typical experience profile per company requirements: Bachelor's +8 years, Master's +6 years, or PhD +3 years of related experience.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include leading complex analog/mixed-signal design blocks from concept to production and collaborating across disciplines.
- Architect, design, simulate, layout and characterize high-speed AMS CMOS circuits and blocks for optical transceivers.
- Lead design efforts for large blocks, track deliverables, and mentor junior engineers.
- Participate in design reviews and establish solid design methodology through tapeout and production.
- Collaborate with package and hardware teams to ensure signal and power integrity targets are met.
- Develop and execute laboratory validation, measurement and test setups for produced ICs.
- Perform design-for-manufacturability analyses and characterization across process, voltage, temperature and reliability concerns.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and practical experience; preferred items are listed separately.
- Must have: Proven experience designing, simulating and measuring high-speed ICs in at least three of these areas: high-speed serial links (SERDES, ADC/DAC), link/system modeling, high-performance output drivers, phase locked loops (PLLs), clock distribution, op amps/programmable gain amplifiers, or equalization techniques.
- Must have: Hands-on experience with mixed-signal design and verification tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/APS/SpectreX, mixed-signal AMS simulations, layout validation tools and Matlab.
- Preferred: Experience with transceiver applications (backplane/cable), FinFET or GAA technologies, high-frequency floorplanning and layout, and EM/IR/electromigration analyses.
- Preferred: Laboratory validation experience including ESD methodology and construction of test setups.
Education Requirements
Degree and experience mapping specified by the employer: Bachelor's degree plus 8 years' related experience, Master's degree plus 6 years' related experience, or PhD plus 3 years' related experience. The posting does not specify required fields of study or certifications.
About the Company
Company: Cisco Systems
Headquarters: San Jose, CA, United States
Cisco Systems is a global technology company that designs and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, software, and services. It provides enterprise and service-provider networking, security, collaboration, and optical communications solutions (including Acacia Communications technologies for high-speed optical interconnects).
