Optical Design Engineer
About The Position
The Optical Design Engineer will join Cisco’s Silicon One Silicon Photonics product team, which develops photonic building blocks and qualified products such as CPO, NPO, OCI, and pluggable modules. The role owns the photonic integrated circuit (PIC) product design cycle, from simulation and layout through GDS tapeout and post-fabrication validation. The engineer will work with EIC and module teams to co-design opto-electronic chipsets that meet system-level specifications, and will contribute to multiple PIC designs and tapeouts in parallel. The position also includes designing and owning small test chips to support next-generation products. The team encourages innovation and continuous product optimization.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and 3 years of related experience, or a PhD and 0 years of related experience.
- Experience in silicon photonics circuit modeling, layouts and tapeouts, fabrication processes, testing, and validation.
- Experience with passive and active photonic device layouts and GDS generation using appropriate EDA tools such as Cadence Virtuoso.
- Experience with lab measurements, data analysis, and automation using tools such as MATLAB, LabVIEW, or Python.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams.
- Experience with opto-electronic/RF simulation, including S-parameters, co-simulation with electronic drivers or TIAs, and HFSS.
- Experience working with silicon photonics foundries.
- Experience using AI tools for data analysis, testing, and validation.
Responsibilities
- Own the PIC product design cycle from simulation and layout in Cadence Virtuoso through GDS tapeout and post-fabrication validation.
- Co-design optimized opto-electronic chipsets with EIC and module teams to satisfy system-level specifications.
- Work on multiple PIC designs in parallel and track them through the design, tapeout, fabrication, and validation cycle.
- Design and own small test chips to facilitate next-generation products.
- Perform lab measurements, data analysis, and test automation.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution.
- Paid parental leave.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Basic life insurance.
- Paid holidays and a floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
- Employee birthday day off, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and paid personal wellness days.
- Paid vacation or flexible vacation time off, depending on employee classification.
- Paid sick time.
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues.
- Optional paid volunteer days.
- Annual bonuses may be available for non-sales roles.
- Employees may be eligible for Cisco restricted stock unit grants.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
