Cisco · 15 hours ago
Analog/mixed-signal IC Design Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$169K/yr - $241K/yr
6+ years expCisco is a leading technology company revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations. They are seeking an Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer to join their Acacia team, where the role involves developing high-speed analog designs for optical communications products and collaborating with various engineering teams to ensure design success.
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Responsibilities
Work with other Acacia mixed-signal engineers to collaborate in order to provide an optimized design that will integrate into the ASIC
Lead efforts for a large block on a complex chip, mentor team members and track deliverables, participate in peer review of complex IC designs and provide solid design methodology from conception to production
Collaborate with packaging and hardware design team to ensure signal and power integrity specifications are met
Qualification
Required
Bachelors + 8 years of related experience, or Masters + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience
Experience in design, simulation and measurement of high speed ICs in at least 3 of the areas listed below: High Speed Serial Links utilizing serializers, deserializers, and data convertors
Modeling requirements for system link simulations
High Performance Output Drivers
High Performance Phase Locked Loops
Efficient clock transmission/propagation
Opamps and Programmable Gain Amplifiers
Equalization techniques
Preferred
Experience with electrical transceiver applications including backplane and cable communications
Experience in FinFET and GAA technologies
High-frequency layout experience including floorplaning (power/ground, digital/analog signal routing), passives components (inductors, transformers, and transmission-lins)
Experience in design for manufacturability including characterization over PVT, electromigration analysis,self-heating, and IR drop analysis
Experience in laboratory validation including ESD practices/methodology and construction of test setups
Experience in design software including Cadence (Virtuoso), Specture/APS/SpectreX, layout validation tools (Virtuoso and Calibre), EMX, mixed-signal simulations in AMS, and Matlab
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
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
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
Flexible vacation time off program
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date
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
Company
Cisco
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