Senior Mixed-Signal Designer - Acacia (Hybrid)

Cisco; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Acacia team is seeking a senior Mixed-Signal IC design engineer to architect, design, layout, measure and productize ultra-deep sub-micron CMOS products for optical communications. You will lead critical blocks, mentor peers, and partner with packaging/hardware teams to ensure SI/PI targets are met.

You will work in a hybrid setup, collaborating across digital/DSP, system, package and module design groups, with a focus on high-speed, high-accuracy AMS circuits and robust verification

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree + 12 years of related experience, or Master's + 8 years, or PhD + 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Lead a large block on a complex chip and mentor teammates.
• Collaborate with packaging and hardware teams to meet signal integrity and power integrity specs.
• Develop high-speed AMS circuits and push performance boundaries.
• Contribute to a collaborative, learning-oriented team culture and drive solutions.
• Actively identify and suggest improvements to team processes and efficiency.

Skills

SerDes

PLL design

Clock distribution

Opamps/PGA

Equalization

High-speed ICs

Education

Bachelor's + 12 years

Master's + 8 years

PhD + 5 years

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Spectre APS SpectreX

Calibre

EMX

Matlab

Job description

This is a hybrid role that can be performed three days per week from our Ottawa office.

Meet the Team

Acacia designs intelligent transceivers using advanced signal processing and photonic integration for the 100G, 400G, 800G and 1.6T+ bit speed fiber optic transmission market deployed in data center, metro, long-haul and ultra-long haul telecommunication networks.

You will work with other Acacia mixed-signal engineers to collaborate in order to provide an optimized design that will integrate into the ASIC. In addition, you will have the opportunity to interact with other Acacia groups including digital/DSP design, system design, package design, and module design. Acacia takes pride in providing and fostering a collaborate environment in order ensure success and personal growth.

Your Impact

As a senior member of the Mixed Signal Design team, you will be a key member of a small, dynamic IC Design group that develops high speed (>25Gb/s), and high accuracy, analog designs for optical communications products. You will architect, design, layout, measure and productize ultra-deep sub-micron-based CMOS products.

• You will lead efforts for a large block on a complex chip, mentor team members and track deliverables, participate in peer review of complex IC designs and provide solid design methodology from conception to production.
• You will also collaborate with packaging and hardware design team to ensure signal and power integrity specifications are met.
• You are enthusiastic about developing high speed AMS circuits and best-in-class products that push the boundaries of what is possible. You are detail oriented, high energy and the drive to get things done and solve difficult problems.
• You are capable to figure things out by yourself, but you also participate in our friendly and team-oriented collaboration approach, which means you enjoy learning from your colleagues and letting them learn from you.
• You are not shy to always point out how we can be more effective as a team, and you are open to similar suggestions by your team members.

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelors + 12 years of related experience, or Masters + 8 years of related experience, or PhD + 5 years of related experience.
• Prior experience in the design, simulation, and measurement of high-speed ICs across at least three of the following areas: SerDes/serial links, output drivers, Phase Locked Loops (PLLs), clock distribution, Opamps/PGAs, or equalization techniques.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with electrical transceiver applications including backplane and cable communications.
• Experience in FinFET and GAA technologies.
• High-frequency layout experience including floorplaning (power/ground, digital/analog signal routing), passives components (inductors, transformers, and transmission-lins).
• Experience in design for manufacturability including characterization over PVT, electromigration analysis, self-heating, and IR drop analysis.
• Experience in laboratory validation including ESD practices/methodology and construction of test setups.
• Experience in design software including Cadence (Virtuoso), Specture/APS/SpectreX, layout validation tools (Virtuoso and Calibre), EMX, mixed-signal simulations in AMS, and Matlab.

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Responsable technique du développement de circuits ASIC – Numéro de demande 2012337 – Développeur de signaux mixtes

Présentation de l’équipe

Acacia, qui fait partie de Cisco, fournit des produits d'interconnexion optique haute vitesse à base de silicium innovants qui accélèrent l'évolutivité du réseau grâce à des avancées en matière de rendement, de capacité et de coûts. Nos circuits ASIC DSP, nos circuits intégrés photoniques sur silicium et nos modules cohérents permettent aux fournisseurs de services cloud et de services de répondre à la demande croissante de données. Nous avons réuni une équipe d'experts interfonctionnels capables de relever les défis liés aux interconnexions optiques de nouvelle génération, ce qui se traduit par des produits primés à la fine pointe de la technologie. Venez vous joindre à Cisco, qui a été désigné comme l'un des meilleurs lieux de travail au monde, et effectuer un travail porteur de sens qui a une incidence mondiale et qui contribue à une culture d'entreprise favorisant un avenir inclusif pour tous.

Vous Collaborerez Avec D'autres Ingénieurs De Signaux Mixtes D'Acacia Afin De Fournir Une Conception Optimisée Qui S'intégrera Dans Le Circuit ASIC. De Plus, Vous Aurez L'occasion D'interagir Avec D'autres Groupes Acacia, Notamment Dans La Conception Numérique/DSP, La Conception De Systèmes, La Conception Du Conditionnement Et La Conception De Modules. Acacia Est Fière De Fournir Et De Favoriser Un Environnement De Collaboration Afin D'assurer La Réussite Et L'épanouissement Personnel.

Vos Fonctions

• Vous dirigerez les efforts portant sur un bloc important d'une puce complexe, encadrerez les membres de l'équipe et assurerez le suivi des livrables, participerez à l'examen par les pairs des conceptions de circuits intégrés complexes et fournirez une méthodologie de conception solide, de la conception à la production.
• Vous collaborerez également avec l'équipe de conception du conditionnement et du matériel pour vous assurer que les spécifications d'intégrité du signal et de l'alimentation sont respectées.
• Vous avez de la passion par le développement de circuits AMS à haute vitesse et de produits de pointe qui repoussent les limites du possible. Vous avez le souci du détail, vous avez beaucoup d'énergie et vous avez la volonté de faire avancer les choses et de résoudre des problèmes difficiles.
• Vous êtes capable de trouver des solutions par vous-même, mais vous participez également à notre approche de collaboration conviviale et axée sur le travail d'équipe, ce qui signifie que vous aimez apprendre de vos collègues et leur permettre d'apprendre de vous.
• Vous n'hésitez pas à indiquer comment nous pouvons être plus efficaces en tant qu'équipe, et vous êtes ouvert aux suggestions similaires formulées par les membres de votre équipe.

Qualifications Minimales

• Baccalauréat et 12 ans d’expérience connexe, ou maîtrise et de 6 ans d’expérience connexe, ou doctorat et au moins 3 ans d’expérience connexe.
• Expérience préalable dans la conception, la simulation et la mesure de circuits intégrés haute vitesse dans au moins trois des domaines suivants : liaisons SerDes/série, circuits d'attaque de sortie, boucles à verrouillage de phase (PLL), distribution d'horloge, amplificateurs opérationnels/PGA ou techniques d'égalisation.

Qualifications Recherchées

• Expérience dans les applications de transmetteurs-récepteurs électriques, notamment les communications par fond de panier et par câble.
• Expérience avec les technologies FinFET et GAA.
• Expérience du plan de masse des hautes fréquences, y compris l'agencement (alimentation et mise à la terre, routage des signaux numériques et analogiques), les composants passifs (inductances, transformateurs et lignes de transmission).
• Expérience de la conception axée sur la fabricabilité, y compris la caractérisation selon les variations PVT, l'analyse de l'électromigration, de l'auto-échauffement et de la chute de tension IR.
• Expérience de la validation en laboratoire, y compris les pratiques et la méthodologie relatives aux décharges électrostatiques et la construction de configurations d'essai.
• Expérience des logiciels de conception, notamment Cadence (Virtuoso), Spectre/APS/SpectreX, des outils de validation de la disposition (Virtuoso et Calibre), EMX, des simulations de signaux mixtes dans AMS et Matlab.

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The starting salary range posted for this position is $162,300.00 to $234,800.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

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. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. 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.

Employees On Sales Plans Earn Performance-based Incentive Pay On Top Of Their Base Salary, Which Is Split Between Quota And Non-quota Components, Subject To The Applicable Cisco Plan. For Quota-based Incentive Pay, Cisco Typically Pays As Follows

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area

$214,100.00 - $356,300.00

Non-Metro New York State & Washington State

$192,400.00 - $317,200.00

• For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
• Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.