Senior Silicon Photonics Optical Design Engineer

Cisco Systems, Inc; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Vision coverage

401(k) with Cisco match

Paid parental leave

Flexible vacation policy

RSU/Stock grants

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in the United States (California, Carlsbad) seeks a seasoned Silicon Photonics professional to drive PIC design from concept to tapeout and post-Fab validation. You will work with cross-functional teams to optimize opto-electronic chipsets and own test-chips for next-gen products.

The role requires hands-on experience in photonic layouts, lab measurements, and data analysis using Matlab/Python. Expect multiple tapeouts annually and close collaboration with EDA toolchains.

Qualifications

• Bachelors +5 years of related experience, or Masters +3 years, or PhD +0 years.
• Experience in Silicon Photonics circuit modeling, layouts/tapeouts, and fabrication process.
• Experience with photonic device layouts (passive and active) and GDS generation.

Responsibilities

• Own PIC product design cycle from simulation to tapeout and post-Fab validation.
• Co-design opto-electronic chipsets with cross-functional teams to meet specs.
• Fast-paced tapeouts: deliver multiple PICs per year with rapid iteration.
• Design and own small test-chips to enable next-generation products within 1–2 years.
• Track design-tapeout-Fab-validation cycles across parallel projects.

Skills

Silicon photonics modeling

Circuit layouts

Tapeouts

Lab measurements

Python automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

PhD

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

GDS generation

HFSS

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Python

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in the United States (California, Carlsbad) seeks a seasoned Silicon Photonics professional to drive PIC design from concept to tapeout and post-Fab validation. You will work with cross-functional teams to optimize opto-electronic chipsets and own test-chips for next-gen products.

The role requires hands-on experience in photonic layouts, lab measurements, and data analysis using Matlab/Python. Expect multiple tapeouts annually and close collaboration with EDA toolchains.