Silicon Photonics Design Engineer Technical Lead- (Hybrid)
About The Position
The Common Hardware Group (CHG) creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms—like Silicon One—are shaping the technology industry. We're a global team of creative experts, bringing our unique backgrounds and bold ideas to push boundaries and help each other grow. Because full product development—from design to qualification to production—is within our team, we’re able to think differently, experiment more, and work quickly. Join us to power the future of the digital world. As a Silicon Photonics Design Engineer Technical Lead, you will be responsible for the design, development and qualification of integrated optical devices used in Cisco silicon photonics transceivers. Work within a team of silicon photonics designers on integrated optical devices to enable the next generation of Cisco optical transceiver products. Develop modulators and photodetector through device design, layout of test and characterization structures, testing (including high speed) and reliability qualification to make them ready for use in products. Interact with the foundry and its engineers to optimize the manufacturing process and select process parameters. Interface with product team IC designers to deliver device models and optimize the performance parameters of the optoelectronic devices to match with drivers and TIAs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Optics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field and 8+ years of experience an engineering role
- Experience designing passive and active silicon photonics components (e.g. grating couplers, photodetectors, modulators, filters) or subsystems that use them.
- Experience using software modeling tools such as Ansys/Lumerical, Silvaco, or Photon Design.
- Experience using CAD layout tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, kLayout, etc.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Optics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field and 6+ years of experience in an engineering role or PhD in Optics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field and 3+ years of experience.
- Experience with optical test equipment (e.g. tunable lasers, detectors, OSA, VNA) and microwave measurement techniques, as well as with statistical analysis tools (e.g. JMP).
- Experience with the design of integrated electronic circuits that interface with active silicon photonics components (e.g., TIAs, modulator drivers).
Responsibilities
- Design, development and qualification of integrated optical devices used in Cisco silicon photonics transceivers
- Work within a team of silicon photonics designers on integrated optical devices to enable the next generation of Cisco optical transceiver products
- Develop modulators and photodetector through device design, layout of test and characterization structures, testing (including high speed) and reliability qualification to make them ready for use in products
- Interact with the foundry and its engineers to optimize the manufacturing process and select process parameters
- Interface with product team IC designers to deliver device models and optimize the performance parameters of the optoelectronic devices to match with drivers and TIAs
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
- grants of Cisco restricted stock units
- 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
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt employees)
- flexible vacation time off program (exempt employees)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- 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 (non-sales roles)
- performance-based incentive pay (sales roles)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
