Senior Product Lead: Coherent Optical Transceivers

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.

Holmdel Township (NJ)

On-site

USD 195,000 - 286,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Job summary

Acacia, part of Cisco’s Transceiver Modules Group, is shaping the future of high-speed optical interconnects. You will own multi-year product strategy, drive execution from market analysis to NPI, and align hardware, silicon photonics, DSP, operations, and marketing to deliver industry-leading products on time and with target margins.

You will engage with hyperscalers and OEMs to translate complex requirements into concrete specifications, influencing a multi-billion-dollar market in AI and

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s with 12+ years, or Master’s with 8+ years professional experience.
  • 8+ years in Technical Product Management, Product Marketing, and System Engineering in optical networks or transceivers.
  • Full hardware/optical lifecycle management from concept to manufacturing.
  • Experience with Tier-1 cloud hyperscalers or networking equipment.
  • Strong technical understanding of optical technologies and coherent transceivers.

Responsibilities

  • Define, drive, and own the multi-year product strategy and execution roadmap for Acacia’s next-generation product.
  • Orchestrate full lifecycle product management from market analysis to NPI and scale.
  • Serve as the central technical and business authority, aligning hardware, silicon photonics, DSP, operations, and marketing.
  • Engage with industry leaders and OEMs to translate Ambiguous requirements into concrete specs.

Skills

Technical product management
Product marketing
System engineering
Hardware/optical lifecycle
Tier-1 hyperscalers experience
Optical communications knowledge
Coherent transceivers knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical/Optical/CS/Physics or related field
Master’s degree with 8+ years experience

Job description

Acacia, part of Cisco’s Transceiver Modules Group, is shaping the future of high-speed optical interconnects. You will own multi-year product strategy, drive execution from market analysis to NPI, and align hardware, silicon photonics, DSP, operations, and marketing to deliver industry-leading products on time and with target margins.

You will engage with hyperscalers and OEMs to translate complex requirements into concrete specifications, influencing a multi-billion-dollar market in AI and

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