Senior Analog/mixed-signal IC Design Engineer - Acacia

Job Title

Senior Analog/mixed-signal IC Design Engineer - Acacia

Role Summary

Join the Mixed-signal IC design group within Acacia (Cisco) to architect, design, layout, measure, and productize ultra-deep-submicron CMOS analog and mixed-signal circuits for high-speed optical transceivers (100G, 400G, 1T). The team works closely with digital/DSP, system, package and module design groups to integrate AMS blocks into complex ASICs.

This is a hybrid role requiring three days per week at the San Jose, CA office.

Experience Level

Senior-level; typically 8+ years of relevant industry experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include ownership of complex AMS blocks through conception to production and cross-functional collaboration.

• Architect, design, simulate, layout, characterize, and productize high-speed analog/mixed-signal CMOS circuits for optical transceivers.
• Lead a large block on complex chips, set design methodology, track deliverables, and participate in peer reviews.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers; coordinate project schedules and technical trade-offs.
• Collaborate with packaging and hardware teams to meet signal and power integrity requirements.
• Develop and verify serializers/deserializers, data converters, PLLs, clock distribution, output drivers, regulators, op amps, PGAs, and equalizers as required.
• Drive design-for-manufacturability, ESD practices, and handoff to test and production.

Requirements

Concise list of required and preferred skills. Degree and formal education expectations are listed under Education Requirements below.

• Must-have: Extensive analog/mixed-signal IC design experience for high-speed applications; hands-on experience in design, simulation, and measurement of high-speed ICs across multiple areas (see examples below).
• Must-have (technical areas — at least three): high-speed serial links (SERDES), serializers/deserializers, data converters, PLLs/clock distribution, output drivers, voltage regulation, op amps/programmable gain amplifiers, equalization, or related high-speed analog blocks.
• Must-have: Proven experience leading complex IC blocks and collaborating with digital/DSP, package, and system teams.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with transceiver applications (backplane/cable), FinFET technology, high-frequency passive design (inductors, transformers, transmission lines), floorplanning, custom transistor layout, and manufacturability.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with ESD lab practices and mixed-signal simulations.
• Nice-to-have tools: Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/APS/SpectreX, Matlab, EMX.

Education Requirements

Degree and equivalent experience expectations stated by the employer: BSEE with ~12+ years of relevant experience, or MS with ~8+ years, or PhD with ~5+ years, or equivalent practical industry experience. Field: Electrical Engineering or closely related technical disciplines.

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).