Integrated Photonics Technical Leader - Acacia (remote)

Cisco•San Jose, CA

7d•$191,400 - $323,600•Remote

About The Position

Acacia (part of Cisco) 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. 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 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.
Work closely with millimeter wave design team, packaging team, and module hardware / software / optics testing team in building complete products.

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
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (non-exempt)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
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
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)