Analog/mixed-signal IC Design Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)
Cisco SystemsJob Title
Analog/mixed-signal IC Design Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)
Role Summary
Member of the Acacia mixed-signal IC design team developing high-speed analog and mixed-signal CMOS designs for optical transceivers (100G–1.6T+). Work includes architecture, circuit design, layout, validation and productization of ultra-deep sub-micron CMOS blocks.
This is a hybrid role based in San Jose, CA (three days per week on-site) collaborating with digital/DSP, system, package and module teams.
Experience Level
Senior-level. See Education Requirements for degree and experience combinations required for this role.
Responsibilities
Design, deliver and transition complex mixed-signal IC blocks for high-speed optical transceivers.
- Architect, simulate, design and layout high-speed analog/mixed-signal circuits and blocks.
- Lead design efforts for large blocks, mentor junior engineers and track deliverables.
- Perform design reviews and enforce solid design methodology from concept through production.
- Collaborate with packaging, hardware and system teams to meet signal and power integrity specifications.
- Support lab characterization and product validation activities in partnership with test engineers.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and domain experience.
- Experience in design, simulation and measurement of high-speed ICs in at least three of the following areas: serializers/deserializers and data converters, system link modeling, high-performance output drivers, phase-locked loops, clock distribution, op amps/programmable gain amplifiers, and equalization techniques.
- Practical experience with high-speed analog/mixed-signal circuit development and tapeout flow.
- Proven ability to lead a design block, perform peer reviews, and deliver to schedule and quality targets.
- Effective cross-functional communication with digital, packaging and system engineering groups.
- Hands-on measurement and debug experience for high-speed circuits (preferred but strongly recommended).
Nice-to-have:
- Experience with electrical transceiver applications (backplane and cable).
- Experience with FinFET and GAA process technologies.
- High-frequency layout and floorplanning experience, including routing, passives and transmission lines.
- Design-for-manufacturability skills: PVT characterization, electromigration, self-heating and IR-drop analysis.
- Laboratory validation experience including ESD practices and construction of test setups.
- Familiarity with tools: Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/APS/SpectreX, Calibre, EMX, AMS mixed-signal simulation and MATLAB.
Education Requirements
Degrees and equivalent experience: Bachelor's degree plus 8 years related experience, Master's plus 6 years, or PhD plus 3 years; equivalent practical experience considered where noted in minimum qualifications.
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).
