Senior Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)

Job Title

Senior Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer — Acacia (Hybrid)

Role Summary

Design and productize ultra-deep sub-micron CMOS analog and mixed-signal circuits for high-speed optical transceivers. Member of the Mixed-Signal IC design group working on high-speed (≥25 Gb/s) and high-accuracy analog blocks that integrate into ASICs.

Work closely with digital/DSP, system, package and module teams. This is a hybrid role requiring three days per week on-site in San Jose, CA.

Experience Level

Senior-level. See Education Requirements for experience-based guidance.

Responsibilities

Accountable for architecture, design, verification, and productization of analog/mixed-signal blocks for optical transceivers.

• Architect, design, layout review, and validate ultra-deep sub-micron CMOS AMS circuits from concept through production.
• Lead large functional blocks on complex chips; mentor engineers and manage deliverables and peer reviews.
• Develop high-speed AMS circuits and subsystems (serdes, data converters, PLLs, clocking, drivers, regulators, opamps, PGAs, equalizers).
• Collaborate with packaging and hardware teams to meet signal and power integrity and system-level requirements.
• Plan and execute prototyping, lab characterization, debug, and design-for-manufacturability activities.
• Establish and apply mixed-signal simulation and verification methodologies.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience to perform the role.

• Proven experience in design, simulation and measurement of high-speed ICs in at least three areas such as serializers/deserializers, data converters, voltage regulators, output drivers, PLLs, clock transmission/propagation, opamps, programmable gain amplifiers, and equalization.
• Demonstrated ownership of complex AMS blocks through tapeout and productization; leadership and mentoring experience.
• Hands-on experience with lab characterization and debug of high-speed analog/mixed-signal circuits.
• Strong collaboration skills with digital, packaging and system engineering teams to meet system-level specs.

Nice-to-have / preferred

• Experience with electrical transceiver applications (backplane and cable communications) and FinFET technology.
• High-frequency layout and passive component design (inductors, transformers, transmission lines), custom transistor layout, and floorplanning experience.
• Design-for-manufacturability and ESD laboratory practices.
• Familiarity with Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/APS/SpectreX, Matlab, EMX, and mixed-signal AMS simulations.

Education Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with ~12+ years experience, or Master’s degree with ~8+ years, or PhD with ~5+ years, or equivalent practical experience. Fields: Electrical Engineering or related technical/engineering disciplines. (Equivalent experience in lieu of degree is acceptable.)

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).