Principal Analog/mixed-signal IC Developer (Hybrid)

About the role

Cisco's Acacia designs intelligent transceivers for 100G, 400G, 800G and 1.6T+ bit speed fiber optic transmission, used in data center, metro, long-haul and ultra-long-haul telecom networks. This Principal Analog/mixed-signal IC Developer role is hybrid, with three days per week in the Ottawa office. You will work with mixed-signal engineers to optimize designs that integrate into the DSP ASIC, and collaborate with digital/DSP, system, package and module design teams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a small IC design group in architecting, designing, laying out, measuring and productizing ultra-deep sub-micron CMOS products for high-speed optical communications.
• Lead a large block on a complex chip, mentor team members, track deliverables, take part in peer review of complex IC designs and provide solid design methodology from concept to production.
• Collaborate with packaging and hardware design to ensure signal and power integrity specifications are met.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree plus 15 years of related experience, or Master's plus 10 years, or PhD plus 7 years.
• Experience designing, simulating and measuring high-speed ICs across at least three of: SerDes/serial links, output drivers, PLLs, clock distribution, Opamps/PGAs, or equalization techniques.
• Demonstrated leadership of a team working on high-performance circuits.
• Detail-oriented, able to solve difficult problems independently while collaborating with colleagues.

Required skills

• Preferred: electrical transceiver applications (backplane and cable communications).
• Preferred: FinFET and GAA technologies.
• Preferred: high-frequency layout, including floorplanning and passive components (inductors, transformers, transmission lines).
• Preferred: design for manufacturability (PVT characterization, electromigration, self-heating, IR drop).
• Preferred: lab validation (ESD practices, test setups).
• Preferred: Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/APS/SpectreX, Calibre, EMX, AMS simulation and Matlab.

What we offer

• Salary range of $223,100 to $285,600 for new hires in U.S. and Canadian locations, depending on location and qualifications.
• Benefits for U.S. employees: medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) with matching, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, and bonus eligibility for non-sales roles.
• Paid time off: 10 holidays, birthday day off, flexible vacation, 80 hours of sick time, and optional volunteer days.