Senior Analog/mixed-signal IC Design Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)

Job Title

Senior Analog/mixed-signal IC Design Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)

Role Summary

Member of the Mixed-Signal IC design group developing high-speed (≥25Gb/s) and high-accuracy analog circuits for optical transceivers used in data center, metro, long-haul and ultra-long-haul markets. The role covers architecture, design, layout, measurement and productization of ultra-deep-submicron CMOS analog/mixed-signal blocks that integrate into complex ASICs.

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

Experience Level

Senior-level. The role leads large design blocks, mentors engineers, coordinates cross-functional reviews, and requires substantial prior hands-on mixed-signal IC design experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include leading design and delivery of high-speed mixed-signal IC blocks and ensuring they meet system and manufacturing requirements.

• Architect, design, layout, characterize and productize ultra-deep-submicron CMOS analog/mixed-signal circuits.
• Lead design efforts for large blocks on complex chips; mentor team members and track deliverables.
• Participate in peer reviews and establish/design methodology from concept through production.
• Collaborate with digital/DSP, package, hardware and system teams to meet signal and power integrity targets.
• Develop high-speed AMS circuits (serial links, data converters, PLLs, drivers, amplifiers, equalizers) and support bring-up and lab validation.
• Ensure designs meet manufacturability and ESD requirements and support transfer to production.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience (minimum requirements for consideration).

• Proven experience in high-speed analog/mixed-signal IC design, simulation and measurement for optical or electrical transceiver applications.
• Hands-on work in multiple of the following areas: high-speed serial links (serdes, serializers/deserializers, data converters), voltage regulators, output drivers, phase-locked loops (PLLs), clock transmission/propagation, operational amplifiers, programmable gain amplifiers, and equalization.
• Experience taking designs from architecture through silicon bring-up and production readiness, including measurement and characterization.
• Strong skills in analog/mixed-signal circuit analysis, layout review and design-for-manufacturability principles.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with electrical transceiver systems (backplane/cable communications) and FinFET technologies.
• High-frequency layout experience (passives: inductors, transformers, transmission lines), floorplanning, and custom transistor layout.
• Experience with ESD lab practices and manufacturability testing.
• Familiarity with Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/APS/SpectreX, Matlab, EMX and mixed-signal AMS simulation flows.

Education Requirements

Minimum qualifications specify a B.S. in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with ~12+ years of relevant experience, or an M.S. with ~8+ years, or a Ph.D. with ~5+ years, or equivalent practical experience. Fields referenced include Electrical Engineering or related technical disciplines; equivalent industry experience is explicitly allowed.

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).