Senior Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)
Cisco SystemsJob Title
Senior Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)
Role Summary
Member of the Mixed-Signal IC design team developing high-speed analog and mixed-signal circuits for Acacia optical transceivers used in data center, metro, long-haul and ultra-long-haul networks. The role covers architecture, circuit design, layout, measurement and productization of ultra-deep-submicron CMOS ICs that integrate with digital/DSP, packaging and module subsystems.
This is a hybrid role that requires onsite presence three days per week at the San Jose, CA office.
Experience Level
Senior. Significant hands-on industry experience designing and delivering complex analog/mixed-signal ICs; see Education Requirements for the degree-plus-experience breakdown.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include ownership of large analog/mixed-signal blocks through design and production.
- Architect, design, simulate, layout, measure and productize high-speed CMOS analog/mixed-signal ICs.
- Lead design efforts for large blocks on complex chips; drive schedules and deliverables.
- Mentor and review work from other engineers; establish and enforce design methodology and best practices.
- Collaborate with digital/DSP, package, system and module teams to meet signal and power integrity, timing and manufacturability targets.
- Develop and validate high-speed AMS circuits (SERDES, data converters, PLLs, equalizers, drivers, regulators, etc.) and support bring-up and production test.
Requirements
Must-have skills and experience for immediate contribution.
- Extensive hands-on experience designing, simulating and measuring high-speed analog/mixed-signal ICs in a production environment.
- Experience across at least three areas such as high-speed serial links (serializers/deserializers), data converters, PLLs/clocking, voltage regulators, output drivers, opamps/programmable gain amplifiers, equalization, or clock transmission/propagation.
- Proven track record of leading a large analog block on a complex SoC or transceiver ASIC.
- Strong RF/high-frequency layout skills, custom transistor layout, and floorplanning (power/ground and analog/digital separation).
- Practical laboratory measurement experience for high-speed analog circuits, including ESD-aware test practices.
- Ability to collaborate across disciplines (digital/DSP, packaging, hardware) and drive designs from concept to production.
Preferred / Nice-to-have:
- Experience with electrical transceiver applications (backplane, cable communications) and passive high-frequency components (inductors, transformers, transmission lines).
- Experience with FinFET technology and design-for-manufacturability.
- Familiarity with Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/APS/SpectreX, Matlab, EMX and mixed-signal AMS simulation flows.
Education Requirements
Degree-plus-experience options in electrical or related engineering fields: BSEE with 12+ years of relevant experience, MS with 8+ years, or PhD with 5+ years, or equivalent practical experience.
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).
