Cisco · 9 hours ago
Systems Application Engineer (Acacia - Optical Communications)
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$134K/yr - $195K/yr
4+ years expCisco is a leading technology company that is transforming how data and infrastructure connect in the AI era. The Systems Application Engineer will be part of the Acacia team, focusing on supporting coherent optical products, collaborating with R&D teams, and ensuring customer satisfaction through technical guidance and support.
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Responsibilities
You will be a member of the SAE team working to support all coherent and non-coherent products
Work closely with our customers' internal R&D teams to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction with our highly complex, coherent optical products
Influence future product feature development and current product modifications
Provide technical guidance, educate, and partner with our customers to ensure successful application of Acacia products
Work closely with Technical Marketing to provide vital technical information about our customers' use cases and system needs
Advocate and communicate internally for customer product needs and standard-based features
Author application notes, product specifications, and Python scripts; contribute to technical presentations and marketing documents
Provide full life cycle technical support for Acacia products in HW and SW, including future roadmap discussions, alpha sample test support, host card development, system verification, and field issue resolution
Enabling our customers and partners to ensure their successful development and deployment of next-generation telecom systems for carriers, network operators, and data centers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer science or optical engineering with 6+ years of experience in optical communications, Master's degree with 4+ years of experience, or a PhD with 2+ years of experience or equivalent experience
Experience in OTN or optical network and Ethernet technologies
Experience with managed electrical/optical components, inter and intra-function operations in switch and router platforms and Data Center Infrastructures
Preferred
Familiar with CMIS, and various 3rd party host platforms and network management tools
Coding/scripting experience (e.g., C++, Python, and JSON)
Direct experience with electrical transceiver applications, including backplane and cable communications
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies
Company
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