Principal Analog / Mixed Signal IC Design Engineer - Acacia.

Cisco; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Reading is seeking a highly experienced Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Designer. The successful candidate will architect and design high-speed CMOS analog circuits and lead technical teams to ensure design success. This role requires strong collaboration across various engineering domains and a passion for pushing technological boundaries. Ideal candidates have advanced education and substantial experience in circuit design and analysis.

Qualifications

• Strong communicator and open to feedback.
• Self-motivated and collaborative; comfortable with independent and team-based work.
• Highly experienced, detail-oriented, and solution-driven.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design high-speed ultra-deep submicron CMOS analog circuits.
• Lead large block design and mentor colleagues.
• Collaborate with teams for integration and signal integrity.
• Contribute to peer reviews and best practices.

Skills

Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design

Technical Leadership

Collaboration

Peer Review & Innovation

Education

BSEE + 15 years, MS + 10 years, or PhD + 7 years

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Matlab

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Reading, United Kingdom

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Posted:

25.08.2025

Expiry Date:

09.10.2025

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Job Description:

Acacia, a Cisco company, develops high-speed intelligent transceivers (100G/400G/1T) using advanced signal processing and photonic integration for fiber optic transmission across global networks (data center/metro/long-haul/ultra-long haul).

Key Responsibilities

• Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design: Architect, design, layout, measure, and productize high-speed (>25Gb/s) ultra-deep submicron CMOS analog circuits.
• Technical Leadership: Lead large block design, mentor colleagues, manage deliverables, and drive robust design methodologies from concept to production.
• Collaboration: Work closely with packaging, hardware, digital/DSP, system, and module teams to ensure integration and signal/power integrity.
• Peer Review & Innovation: Participate in peer reviews, contribute to best practices, and drive continuous improvement.

Who You Are

• Passionate about high-speed AMS circuit design and pushing technological boundaries.
• Highly experienced, detail-oriented, energetic, and solution-driven.
• Self-motivated and collaborative; comfortable with independent and team-based work.
• Strong communicator, open to feedback, and focused on team effectiveness.

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• BSEE + 15 years, MS + 10 years, or PhD + 7 years (or equivalent)

Expertise in at least 3 of:

• Voltage regulators
• High-performance PLLs
• Opamps and programmable gain amplifiers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with electrical transceiver applications (backplane/cable comms)
• FinFET process experience
• Floor planning and custom transistor layout
• High-frequency layout (inductors, transformers, transmission lines)
• Design for Manufacturability
• PVT and Monte Carlo characterization
• Electromigration (Totem, Voltus or equivalent)
• Power/IR drop analysis
• ESD practices and custom test setups
• Software/Tool Proficiency
• High-frequency test equipment (BERT, jitter analysers, VNA/PNA)
• Design capture/layout in Cadence Virtuoso
• Simulation in Spectre/APS/SpectreX, mixed-signal simulations in AMS
• Layout validation in Calibre/ICV/Pegasus
• Post-layout extraction in Quantus/StarRC, electromagnetic in EMX
• Matlab
• Track record of innovation; publications a plus