Software Engineering Technical Leader - Acacia (Onsite)

Cisco•Maynard, MA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

You will be a key member of Acacia's Software team responsible for embedded CPU code development to configure and manage our products. You will lead the architecture and design of complex optical sub-systems that go into future Acacia SOCs; collaborate with Chip, DSP and Optics architects to drive innovation in Acacia's products. You will interface with the wider cross-functional engineering team to architect the system software, develop algorithms, contribute to code development, and participate in system bring up and debug. You will work with Acacia's Hardware, ASIC, Optical, and DSP teams in the engineering organization and the PLM team. You will collaborate with the Product engineering and Quality teams to ensure smooth transition of our products to Manufacturing. This role will also involve customer interface for technical discussions related to Acacia SW architecture and design with our customers. You are enthusiastic about architecting embedded firmware solutions and driving requirements for future platforms. You enjoy contributing and collaborating with the wider cross-functional engineering teams to develop efficient, compact algorithms for embedded CPUs. You are great at low-level RTOS debug and systems bring up in the lab. You are capable in figuring out complex systems specifications from standards bodies and a strong mentor for junior colleagues. You don't hesitate to point out how we can be more effective as a team, and you are open to similar suggestions by your team members. Your interpersonal and communication skills allow effortless collaboration within and across teams and to steer the development in a positive direction. You are able to work from high level system design to low level driver development.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of relevant experience or Master's degree and 8+ years (Electronics/Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent) of relevant experience in the telecommunications industry
10+ years of experience with C++ and C
10+ years of experience with embedded firmware development (both control and data path) in telecommunications industry
Industry experience with RTOS and embedded CPUs and microcontrollers

Nice To Haves

Experience with ARM processors
Experience leading software/firmware teams and driving cross-functional requirements across other engineering and product teams
Embedded systems firmware architecture, design and development for Optical transceivers, and High-speed Mixed-signal components
Experience working within a team environment developing complex control-plane code in a multi-processor/multithreaded environment
Experience with developing/debugging software state machines
Proficient in writing compact highly efficient code to control HW components
Experience with a revision control system and defect tracking systems (Perforce™, GIT, Bugzilla, JIRA)
Experience with collaborative code review tools (such as Jira Crucible®)
Comfortable with UNIX-style command-line development (make, shell programming, Python)

Responsibilities

embedded CPU code development to configure and manage our products
lead the architecture and design of complex optical sub-systems that go into future Acacia SOCs
collaborate with Chip, DSP and Optics architects to drive innovation in Acacia's products
interface with the wider cross-functional engineering team to architect the system software, develop algorithms, contribute to code development, and participate in system bring up and debug
work with Acacia's Hardware, ASIC, Optical, and DSP teams in the engineering organization and the PLM team
collaborate with the Product engineering and Quality teams to ensure smooth transition of our products to Manufacturing
customer interface for technical discussions related to Acacia SW architecture and design with our customers

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.
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

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