Senior Mixed-Signal Designer (Hybrid)

About the role

Cisco's Acacia designs silicon-based optical interconnect products for 100G, 400G, 800G and 1.6T+ bit speeds, used in data center, metro, long-haul and ultra-long-haul networks. This hybrid role allows three days per week from the Ottawa office. You will work with other mixed-signal engineers to deliver optimized designs that integrate into the ASIC, and collaborate with digital/DSP, system, package and module design teams.

Key responsibilities

• Architect, design, layout, measure and productize ultra-deep sub-micron CMOS products for high-speed (greater than 25 Gb/s) analog designs.
• Lead a large block on a complex chip, mentor team members, track deliverables and take part in peer review of complex IC designs.
• Provide solid design methodology from concept to production.
• Work with packaging and hardware design to ensure signal and power integrity specifications are met.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree plus 12 years of related experience, or Master's degree plus 8 years, or PhD plus 5 years.
• Prior experience designing, simulating and measuring high-speed ICs across at least three of: SerDes/serial links, output drivers, PLLs, clock distribution, op amps/PGAs, or equalization techniques.
• Detail-oriented, able to solve difficult problems independently while collaborating with colleagues.

Preferred skills

• Electrical transceiver applications, including backplane and cable communications.
• FinFET and GAA technologies.
• High-frequency layout, including floorplanning and passive components.
• Design for manufacturability: PVT characterization, electromigration, self-heating and IR drop analysis.
• Laboratory validation, including ESD practices and test setup construction.
• Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, Calibre, EMX, AMS simulation and Matlab.

What we offer

• Starting salary range of $162,300 to $234,800 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 paid time off.
• U.S. employees may be eligible for Cisco restricted stock units and annual bonuses.