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 responsible for architecture, design, layout, measurement and productization of high-speed, high-accuracy analog/mixed-signal CMOS ICs for optical transceivers (100G–1T). The role leads large design blocks and works closely with digital/DSP, system, package and module teams to integrate designs into ASICs.

Experience Level

Senior — requires substantial industry experience. See Education Requirements for degree-and-years guidance.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Architect, design, layout, measure and productize ultra-deep sub-micron CMOS analog/mixed-signal ICs for optical communications.
• Lead large blocks on complex chips, mentor engineers, track deliverables and participate in peer reviews.
• Develop high-speed AMS circuits such as SERDES, PLLs, data converters, amplifiers and equalization circuitry.
• Collaborate with packaging and hardware teams to meet signal and power integrity specifications.
• Establish and apply robust design methodology from concept through production; support lab characterization and debugging.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Design, simulation and measurement experience for high-speed ICs across at least three of the following areas:
  • Serial links (serializers/deserializers), data converters
  • Voltage regulators and output drivers
  • Phase-locked loops and clock transmission/propagation
  • Op amps, programmable gain amplifiers, and equalization
• Hands-on layout and floorplanning experience (power/ground, analog/digital routing) and custom transistor layout.
• Experience with mixed-signal simulations and tools (Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/APS/SpectreX, MATLAB).
• Lab measurement and characterization experience for AMS circuits; familiarity with ESD laboratory practices.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with electrical transceiver applications (backplane and cable communications) and FinFET technology.
• High-frequency passive component design (inductors, transformers, transmission lines) and EM extraction tools (EMX).
• Design-for-manufacturability experience.

Education Requirements

Minimum qualifications: BSEE with ~12+ years of relevant experience, or MS with ~8+ years, or PhD with ~5+ years, or equivalent practical experience. Preferred fields include Electrical Engineering or related technical engineering 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).