Integrated Photonic Test Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)

Cisco•Holmdel, NJ

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Acacia division of Cisco is looking for an integrated photonics test engineer. This is a hybrid role with three days per week at our Holmdel, NJ office. Acacia is a market leader in high-speed coherent optical transceivers, pioneering the development of coherent pluggable transceivers. Acacia’s coherent products are deployed by all hyperscalers to connect their Data Centers over distances from a few kilometers to thousands of kilometers and even in submarine networks. The emergence of AI has drastically increased the demand for Acacia’s coherent transceivers. Acacia’s coherent transceivers are also being used in space applications and are expected to be used inside data centers as interconnect speeds continue to increase. Acacia is also entering the PAM4 Client market and is expected to be a key provider of PAM4 solutions, including a 1.6T PAM4 DSP. The Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) team is a dynamic group that develops advanced photonics chips for optical communications products. Acacia takes pride in providing and fostering a collaborate environment to ensure success and personal growth. As an Integrated Photonic Test Engineer, you will play a critical role in developing and supporting Cisco’s next generation integrated photonic components for telecommunications, data centers, and AI infrastructure. You will devise, develop and execute engineering tests supporting novel optical components to be used in Cisco’s silicon photonics product offerings.

Requirements

Bachelors + 5 years of related experience, or Masters + 3 years of related experience, or PhD + 0 year of related experience
Experience with solid-state physics, integrated photonics, and opto-electronics
Experience in hardware and software automation of photonics testing

Nice To Haves

Ph.D. with + 3 year experience.
Prior experience with commercial large-scale photonic circuit testing developments
Prior experience building optical testing setups and systems for integrated photonics and performing hands-on testing.
Programming experience for testing automation using Python, Matlab, C#, or Labview
Experience in statistical programming languages for data analysis and modeling as well as experience in using commercial statistical applications like JMP
Experience in SQL for complex data extraction from relational databases
Experience testing RF and high-speed optical components.
Prior experience specifically with silicon photonics or other integrated high-speed photonic platforms is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

Develop, build and perform hands-on engineering tests to support Cisco’s integrated photonic components and circuits on die, wafer and assembly levels.
Analyze and correlate optical test data with design and process parameters to optimize device performance for high-speed photonics applications
Apply data analytics leveraging AI/ML for proactive problem detection and resolution
Communicate clear, concise, and actionable data-driven analysis to cross-functional teams, including Design, Assembly, Test, Qualification and Foundry partners.

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, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and 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
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary
Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.