Integrated Photonics Technical Leader - Acacia (remote)

Cisco•Hazlet Township, NJ

3d•Remote

About The Position

In this role, you will work very closely with the entire PIC team covering a wide variety of directions, including silicon photonics and III-V device designs, simulation, foundry process development, production tapeout, PIC testing, and production support. You will be responsible for the design, simulation, layout and testing of photonic components and circuits. You will also work closely with millimeter wave design team, packaging team, and module hardware / software / optics testing team in building complete products.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years or Master’s degree with 6+ years or Ph.D with 3+years of industry experience in optical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or related fields.
Demonstrated experience with solid-state physics, integrated photonics, and opto-electronics
Demonstrated experience with photonics numerical simulation principle and tools, such as FDTD, HFSS, COMSOL and etc.
Demonstrated experience in photonic device process and fabrication
Demonstrated experience with photonic device layout and tapeout

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with photonic device layout and tapeout
Prior experience in hybrid integration of different material systems
Prior experience in photonic devices based on thin-film lithium niobate
Prior experience with designing, simulating and testing of high speed electronic or optical devices
Prior experience with photonic component testing
Prior experience with large-scale photonic circuit tape-outs in commercial foundries

Responsibilities

Design, simulation, layout and testing of photonic components and circuits.
Work closely with millimeter wave design team, packaging team, and module hardware / software / optics testing team in building complete products.
Work very closely with the entire PIC team covering a wide variety of directions, including silicon photonics and III-V device designs, simulation, foundry process development, production tapeout, PIC testing, and production support.

Benefits

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies: 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
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.