Advanced IC Package Designer

Cisco; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative team at a leading technology firm, where you will design advanced IC packages that push the limits of speed and power. As part of a specialized ASIC team, you will collaborate with multi-disciplinary experts to create cutting-edge solutions that drive the future of networking. This role offers the opportunity to work with the latest technologies in a dynamic environment, ensuring your designs meet the highest performance standards. If you're passionate about engineering and eager to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Flexible Vacation Time

Sick Time Off

Paid Volunteer Time

Qualifications

• 4+ years in IC Package or PCB development.
• Strong communication and documentation skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to develop optimal substrate integration.
• Plan substrate designs to meet stringent Signal Integrity rules.

Skills

IC Package Design

PCB Development

Signal Integrity

Power Integrity

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Equivalent Experience

Tools

Cadence Allegro Package Designer

Orbit IO

Calibre for DRC verification

AutoCAD

Job description

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Meet the Team

Cisco Silicon One is a business organization with a long track record of building complex and high-performance Silicon ASICs. Our silicon devices drive the world’s most complex networks and carry over 90% of IP traffic. We are a highly specialized ASIC team with experts in all aspects of advanced IC package design and heterogeneous system integration. Our substrates use the latest 2.5D fanout technologies for large-scale integration, using the latest signaling and data transfer technologies.

Your Impact

Cisco SiliconOne ASIC team is looking for an advanced IC package designer to help us develop our next generation silicon and platforms. You will work on cutting-edge FCBGA substrates that push the boundaries on power, speed, and fabrication / assembly technology. You will drive package planning & layout to enable on-time, high-quality manufacturing releases. You will be a proficient learner, you will actively implement new technologies and rules, and you will excel in documenting and communicating critical information to the team.

• Collaborate with ASIC and Physical Design teams to evaluate and develop floorplans that result in optimal substrate integration
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams (system, thermal, mechanical, connector) to understand needs and to create guidance for package implementation
• Plan substrate designs, including stackups, materials, and design rules, optimized to meet stringent Signal Integrity and Power Integrity rules
• Implement package routing with fabrication/assembly aware approach
• Design and build power connectivity structures for high power applications
• Drive designs towards successful, on-time completion while meeting important milestones
• Contribute to team design reviews with actionable feedback to improve quality, capability, and experience of teammates
• Negotiate with external manufacturing partners to specify and build best-in-class packages that meet stringent performance and test criteria

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
• 4+ years in the industry with IC Package or PCB development
• Fluent in Cadence Allegro Package Designer
• Strong communication and documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fluent in Orbit IO
• Fluent in Calibre for DRC verification
• Experience with 2.5D package design, including wafer level fan-out
• Experience with very large pin count packages or equivalent PCBs
• Familiarity with AutoCAD
• Working knowledge of Signal and Power Integrity fundamentals

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Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!

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Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Manufacturing, Design, and Engineering

• Industries

  Semiconductor Manufacturing, Computer Hardware Manufacturing, and Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

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